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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. What is Dinah instructed to do by Leah?

2. Why is Jacob mad in My Story, Chapter 6?

3. Why do the mothers break Dinah's hymen?

4. What did Benia do when Dinah originally refused his attentions?

5. What does DInah do before she leaves her mothers, brothers, and fathers forever?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who brings Dinah back to Re-nefer?

2. Why does Dinah take an interest in delivering babies?

3. Why won't Dinah share her mothers' stories?

4. What does Jacob do once he has learned about the ceremony?

5. Why does Dinah call Rebecca's assistants Deborahs?

6. Why does Dinah venture to Shechem?

7. Who comes to collect Dinah from Rebecca?

8. What happens to Jacob?

9. What does Dinah become in Egypt, Chapter 3?

10. Why does Re-mose decide to visit his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and independence are important themes in the novel. How do these apply to different women?

-DInah

- Inna

- Gera

- Leah

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

Rachel and Leah are the two most important women in Dinah's life.

1. Compare and contrast the characters of Leah and Rachel.

2. How is their relationship so unique?

3. Does Dinah favor Rachel over her birth mother?

4. How does Rachel's place in Jacob's heart affect the relationship of Leah and Jacob?

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