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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. How does Ana become free of her first betrothal?

2. Who is the servant Ana trusts and likes the most?

3. What does Yaltha urge Ana to do after drugging Shipra and coming to her in the night secretly?

4. What do Herod Antipas and Matthias propose together to Ana?

5. What is Jesus's nickname for Ana?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Ana eventually freed from her betrothal?

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

4. What is Ana's first prayer in her incantation bowl?

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

6. What is Ana's first impression of Jesus, and why does she feel this way about him?

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

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

9. Why does Herod Antipas chose Ana to pose for his mosaic?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the main purpose of Ana's writing in the beginning of the novel, and how does both Ana's writings and her goals regarding her writing change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the language and tone Monk Kidd employs to describe the crucifixion of Jesus towards the end of the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Yaltha's gift of the Incantation bowl mean to Ana, and what does the bowl itself symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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