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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Herod's Steward?

4. Where does Jesus ask for news about Tabitha?

5. What does Tabitha do very well?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yaltha tell Ana to do when her "moment" comes?

2. How is Ana eventually freed from her betrothal?

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

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

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

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

7. In Part I, what does Ana view as a betrayal by both of her parents?

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

9. What does Judas ask Ana to give him in Part I of her possessions, and why?

10. What does Judas do in Part II to raise Matthias's ire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of contradictions does Ana struggle with in her own relationship with her father, Matthias? How would you describe their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Haran, Yaltha's brother and Ana's uncle, is one of the more vicious and vengeful characters in the novel. How would you describe Ana's choices and intentions in interacting with Haran and in deciding how to "handle" her negotiations with him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Jesus's and Judas's relationship, and why is Ana so alarmed to read Judas's letter to her when she is cloistered with the Therapeutae? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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