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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 work does Ana offer to do for Haran?

2. What is the last thing Yaltha says to Diodora on their first meeting?

3. Who does Ana task with doling out the money she wants to use to patronize Jesus's preaching?

4. Why is Haran so set on concealing the whereabouts of Chaya?

5. What does Judas tell Jesus is all Jesus has until the Messiah comes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jesus say to his brother James when James asks him if he cares more for the poor than for his own brother?

3. What kind of work does Ana undertake for Haran and how does she feel about it?

4. What gift does Mary, Jesus's friend, give to Tabitha and why is it significant?

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

6. How does Ana feel when she becomes pregnant in Part III?

7. What does Yaltha tell Ana when her baby is stillborn?

8. What secret does Yaltha tell Ana immediately following the death of Ana's baby?

9. What are Haran's conditions for letting Yaltha and Ana stay with him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe Ana's complex feelings towards motherhood and childbearing, especially after the stillbirth of her infant daughter? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the tensions and conflicts that eventually arise in Ana's quite happy marriage with Jesus? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What, if any, sources of power do women in Ana's time and culture possess? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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