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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. How does Jesus help feed the family besides his carpentry work in Part III?
(a) He works metal into sheets.
(b) He fishes.
(c) He bakes bread.
(d) He sells thread.

2. What does Judas tell Jesus is one last plot concocted by Ana's father?
(a) To make Herod Antipas King of the Jews.
(b) To make sure Ana produces an heir to his wealth.
(c) To marry Ana to a rich landowner after all.
(d) To make Matthias King of the Jews.

3. What does Ana write her potentially life-saving message on in Part III?
(a) A stone shard.
(b) A piece of fine papyrus.
(c) A fine sheet of hammered ivory.
(d) A clay shard.

4. How do Yaltha and Ana rummage through Haran's documents unnoticed?
(a) They drug the scribe working there and do it while Haran is out.
(b) They draw the blinds and play loud music.
(c) They have Lavi stand watch for them.
(d) They only do it late at night when everyone is sleeping.

5. What does Judas tell Jesus is all Jesus has until the Messiah comes?
(a) The sword.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The word of God.
(d) The Temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose face does Ana see longing in when she and Jesus tell their family about her pregnancy?

2. Why does James hesitate to send a messenger for Jesus after Ana gives birth?

3. Who is the scribe who already works for Haran?

4. Who does Jesus tell Ana also believes Jesus has been chosen by God?

5. What does Haran stipulate Ana and Yaltha must do if they will stay with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ana and Yaltha do to try to find Yaltha's long-lost daughter?

2. What is Yaltha's true motivation for coming back to Alexandria in Part IV?

3. How does Ana feel when Judas brings news of her mother's death, and how does Ana's mother die?

4. Why would a discovery of what Haran really did with Chaya be so damaging to Haran?

5. What does Yaltha do to finally help Ana write again following the death of her baby?

6. Where do Ana and Yaltha eventually find Yaltha's daughter, and how does she react to them?

7. What is Ana's first impression of Alexandria?

8. Why does Judas say Herod Antipas is looking to dispose of his wife Phasaelis?

9. What significant dream does Ana have a few months after the death of her baby?

10. Why does James hesitate to summon Jesus back from his work after the death of Ana's baby?

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