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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Apion's father?
(a) Appollonios.
(b) Haranois.
(c) Helios.
(d) Marcos.

2. Why does Ana always ask Pamphile if there has been a letter for her?
(a) She waits for word of her sick father.
(b) She waits for word of her sick mother.
(c) She waits for word about whether her scrolls will be published.
(d) She waits for word that it is safe for her to go back to Galilee.

3. Why does Jesus caution Ana about coming with him to travel and preach?
(a) Jesus wants Ana to stay home and write.
(b) Jesus thinks Ana is pregnant and he worries for her health.
(c) Women do not generally accompany men on travels like this and the travels will be rough.
(d) Jesus does not want Ana to come so he can have an affair while he is away.

4. Who is Yaltha's daughter?
(a) Martha.
(b) Chaya.
(c) Tabitha.
(d) Harad.

5. Why is Haran so set on concealing the whereabouts of Chaya?
(a) He married her off to a poor landowner for his own purposes.
(b) He killed her himself.
(c) He has kept her as a servant in his own house.
(d) He sold her into slavery, which is illegal.

6. What does Jesus bring for Ana after she runs out of writing materials?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Stone potsherds.
(c) Fine paper.
(d) Sand.

7. Whose face does Ana see longing in when she and Jesus tell their family about her pregnancy?
(a) Salome.
(b) Mary.
(c) Judith.
(d) Lazarus.

8. What is another name that Herod Antipas is known by?
(a) Harley.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Tetrarch.
(d) Patriarch.

9. What does Ana name her baby?
(a) Harad.
(b) Martha.
(c) Tabitha.
(d) Susanna.

10. Why does Ana tell Haran she is not with her husband?
(a) She says he has been arrested.
(b) She says he is preaching around Nazareth.
(c) She lies and says he turned her out.
(d) She says he is ill.

11. What is the name of the great lighthouse in Alexandria?
(a) Pathos.
(b) Yaros.
(c) Pharos.
(d) Ethos.

12. What does Haran stipulate Ana and Yaltha must do if they will stay with him?
(a) Swim every day.
(b) Cook for him.
(c) Never leave his house.
(d) Pray at the Temple every morning and evening.

13. What is the last thing Yaltha says to Diodora on their first meeting?
(a) Daughter, I love you.
(b) Goodbye.
(c) Wait!
(d) Please give me a chance.

14. What does Yaltha bring for Ana to write on in Part III?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Stone.
(c) Pieces of a broken clay pot.
(d) Paper.

15. Who tells Ana that Herod Antipas has ordered her arrest?
(a) Matthias.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Judas.
(d) Yaltha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ana's first inkling that something might not go well with her pregnancy?

2. What does Ana say to Jesus when they separate in Part IV?

3. What does Judas tell Jesus is one last plot concocted by Ana's father?

4. How does Ana know Jesus has come home when she returns from Sepphoris before she even sees him?

5. What news does Salome tell Ana that she is pleased about in Part III?

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