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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nathaniel's sister come to see Ana?
(a) To offer Ana a gift of flowers.
(b) To bring Ana a blanket from Nathaniel.
(c) To collect money from Ana.
(d) To inspect her body for impurities.

2. What does Phasaelis use to write to Ana in Part II that Ana covets?
(a) A tablet of thin ivory.
(b) A tablet of clay.
(c) Fine papyrus.
(d) Metal sheets.

3. How does Ana become free of her first betrothal?
(a) Ana runs away.
(b) Ana dies.
(c) Nathaniel backs out of the arrangement.
(d) Nathaniel dies.

4. What do Ana's parents burn that belongs to her?
(a) Her blankets.
(b) Her musical scores.
(c) Her scrolls and writing materials.
(d) All her fine clothes.

5. What does Ana gather that Jesus has touched from their very first encounter?
(a) A nail.
(b) A splinter from a shepard's hook.
(c) A piece of red thread.
(d) A leaflet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Judas ask Ana for one day when they come upon an injured worker?

2. Why was Tabitha causing a commotion in the streets?

3. What does Jesus tell Ana has befallen Tabitha?

4. Who is Ana's aunt whom she is very close with?

5. Why does Yaltha tell Ana she knows Ana's moment will come?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which servant in Ana's house does Ana trust and rely upon, and why is this?

2. What does Ana think Jesus's family's first impression of her is?

3. What secret of her mother's does Ana know and, at one point, threaten her mother with?

4. Why is Ana's father Matthias so eager for her betrothal to Nathaniel?

5. In Part I, which female family member is Ana closest to and why?

6. What surprises Ana about her first visit with Tabitha at her house?

7. How is Ana eventually freed from her betrothal?

8. Why is Jesus a "mamzer" and what does this term mean?

9. Why does Ana bury her scrolls in the cave?

10. What rumors start about Ana following the end of her betrothal?

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