View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ana and Yaltha go to seek refuge in Part IV?

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

3. Who is Phasaelis's attendant that feeds information from the palace to Judas?

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

5. What does Jesus bring for Ana after she runs out of writing materials?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Judas bring to Jesus and Ana just as they prepare to begin traveling for Jesus's preaching in Part IV?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Ana have her own portrait painted in Part IV?

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

9. Who helps Ana by tipping her off about Haran's movements in Part IV, and why does this person do this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Ana is so drawn to Jesus the very first time she sees and meets him? What does Jesus do upon their first meeting in the market that sets him apart from anyone Ana has ever met before? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the techniques and tone Monk Kidd uses to explain the nature of women's position in society in Ana's time, citing specific references to the text to help explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 785 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample