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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 food is traditional for Ana's people to eat at Passover?

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

3. What does Ana wrap her baby in for burial?

4. Whose portrait does Ana have painted in Alexandria?

5. What news does Salome tell Ana that she is pleased about in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who helps the figure in the road in Part III besides Ana and Jesus, and why is this extraordinary?

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

5. What plan do Yaltha, Jesus, and Ana hatch to ensure Ana's safety in Part IV?

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

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

10. What effect does Jesus's time with John the Immerser have on his life path?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What effect does Jesus's time traveling with John the Immerser have on his life path and his approach to religion? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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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