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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lavi find the right key to free Ana and Yaltha from Haran's house?
(a) He asks one of the other servants to help him.
(b) He has been watching where Haran keeps the keys.
(c) He can read the labels.
(d) He can feel the right fit.

2. Which house servant does Lavi grow close to at Haran's house?
(a) Pamphile.
(b) Janu.
(c) Rila.
(d) Harad.

3. Why does Yaltha tell Ana she must go to Alexandria?
(a) She needs to visit the Manicheans.
(b) She needs to bless the grave of her brother Matthias.
(c) She needs to take her revenge on Haran.
(d) She has heard Chaya calling to her.

4. What does Ana buy as an offering to bring to a rabbi in Nazreth?
(a) A lamb.
(b) A cow.
(c) Two turtledoves.
(d) A swan.

5. When does Jesus first hear God call him his beloved son?
(a) In the cave outside Sepphoris.
(b) In his house with Ana.
(c) In the Temple.
(d) After he is immersed in the Jordan river.

6. What does Judas tell Ana about their own family that surprises, but does not immediately sadden, her?
(a) Lavi has died.
(b) Ana's father has died.
(c) Ana's mother has died.
(d) Ana's sister has died.

7. What does the person Jesus and Ana travel to follow in Part III wear, which is peculiar?
(a) A long dress-like white robe.
(b) A camel-hair sackcloth.
(c) A toga.
(d) A simple uniform of pants and a shirt.

8. What was Tabitha's plan after running away from slavery?
(a) To become a musician in Sepphoris.
(b) To become a beggar in Jerusalem.
(c) To become a priestess in Alexandria.
(d) To become a traveling fortune teller.

9. What does the name Ana gives her baby mean?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Lily.
(d) Life.

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

11. What does Ana fear when she and Yaltha are supposed to part before Yaltha leaves for Alexandria?
(a) Yaltha will die during the journey.
(b) Matthias will try to have Yaltha arrested.
(c) She will never see Yaltha again.
(d) Yaltha will not be safe with Lavi.

12. Who ultimately helps Ana find a document regarding Chaya?
(a) Pamphile.
(b) Thaddeus.
(c) Lavi.
(d) Haran.

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

14. What does Judas tell Ana about his life that surprises her?
(a) He lives in Alexandria.
(b) He has a wife and children.
(c) He is now a priest.
(d) He is now a soldier.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Jesus and Ana do on the one-year anniversary of their baby's death?

3. What does Ana take from her old house in Sepphoris?

4. Who does Jesus leave Nazareth to become a follower of in Part III?

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

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