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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Rachel and Jacob's wedding date decided?

2. Who nurses Jacob for Rachel?

3. How does Zilpah assert her own sexual power?

4. What do Jacob and Laban do to ensure they never see each other again?

5. Why does Bilhah ask if she may have a child for Rachel in Rachel's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leah decide to have her final baby?

2. Why is DInah taken with Werenro?

3. What do Dinah and Joseph see at the end of My Story, Chapter 3?

4. Why can't Esau and Jacob travel together?

5. How do Laban and Jacob mark out their territories?

6. Why does Jacob choose Rachel to be his wife?

7. Who does Dinah spend a lot of time with in her childhood?

8. What happens to Jacob at the end of My Story, Chapter 3?

9. How does Dinah feel when she sees Ruti's dead body?

10. Why does Zilpah convince Rachel to not marry Jacob?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The men of the book are mentioned as ways forces that shape the women of the book's lives. They are definitely secondary characters. How do the men shape and carve out a story for Dinah and her mothers? Explain how the following men affect the women:

Jacob

Binah

Re-mose

Laban

Essay Topic 2

The Red Tent is not only the title of the book, but a special place to Dinah and her mothers.

1. What makes the Red Tent so special?

2. What does the Red Tent symbolize?

3. Why are men never allowed in the Red Tent? Is their hesitation voluntary or mandatory?

Essay Topic 3

Imagine that you are Dinah. How would you have reacted to the slaughter of Shalem and the other men of Shechem? Would you have reacted more violently towards your family?

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