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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. What does Ana's father do for a living?
(a) He is a priest.
(b) He is a rabbi.
(c) He is head scribe to Herod Antipas.
(d) He is a money lender.

2. What does Judas ask Ana for one day when they come upon an injured worker?
(a) Her first aid kit.
(b) Her tunic.
(c) Her gold bracelet.
(d) Her earrings.

3. Who is Ana's father?
(a) Simon ben Gioras.
(b) Matthias.
(c) Herod Antipas.
(d) Harad.

4. What does Nathaniel's sister question when she comes to see Ana?
(a) A mole on Ana's nipple.
(b) A scar on Ana's arm.
(c) Ana's mother's fashion choices.
(d) The state of Ana's messy room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nathaniel's sister who comes to see Ana?

2. How long each day does Matthias permit Ana to write after her first betrothal ends?

3. What does Ana tell Phasaelis when they first meet?

4. Why is Ana's first betrothal advantageous for her father?

5. What do Tabitha's family do to her to punish her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why has Yaltha been banished from Alexandria?

4. What deal does Matthias make with Herod Antipas regarding Ana that repulses Ana?

5. How does Jesus save Ana at a critical moment?

6. How is Ana eventually freed from her betrothal?

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

8. How do Ana's parents view her after her betrothal ends?

9. What is one possible reason for Judith's dislike of Ana?

10. Why does Ana refer to Judas as a brother?

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