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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 is Chaya's current name in Part IV?

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

3. Where is Lavi, according to Judas, in Part III?

4. What does Ana buy as an offering to bring to a rabbi in Nazreth?

5. Who is Herod Antipas's new wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Jesus not want to go to the Temple in Jerusalem for Passover?

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

10. What significant dream does Ana have a few months after the death of her baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Ana so opposed to her betrothal to Nathaniel, and why does her reaction to Nathaniel's unexpected death before their marriage bring more misery and difficulty into her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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