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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 year did Jacob start school?

2. When did Jacob and Rachel marry?

3. What type of piano was a man playing at a mall when Isaac decided he wanted to play the piano?

4. When was Black's father diagnosed with Alzheimer's?

5. Where was Jacob's grandmother from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the house like that Jacob bought when he married Rachel?

2. Why does Jacob write to Isaac?

3. How and when did Esau die?

4. How was Jacob brought up by his grandparents?

5. When did Rachel start drinking and why were those times difficult?

6. How does Jacob remember winning a game for his team during a playground game?

7. When and how did Jacob and Rachel meet?

8. When and how did Jacob's grandfather die, and how does Jacob feel?

9. How did Jacob feel when Isaac was born?

10. How did Jacob spend his teen years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jacob was brought up at a time when men ruled their families. How did the qualities of manhood change during Jacob's life? Why did Jacob struggle to understand what type of man to be and how did his struggles affect his marriage and his parenting?

Essay Topic 2

Jacob referred to his brother Esau as his "favorite person in the world" (21). How would you describe the relationship between Jacob and Esau? Why was Jacob so devastated by Esau’s death?

Essay Topic 3

Rachel struggled after marriage and becoming a mother. Why did Rachel struggle with marriage and motherhood?

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