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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 does Judas tell Ana about his life that surprises her?

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

3. What do Jesus and Ana do on the one-year anniversary of their baby's death?

4. Whose face does Ana see longing in when she and Jesus tell their family about her pregnancy?

5. Who does Jesus tell Ana has been arrested at the very end of Part III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Ana let the lambs out of their gate at the Temple in Jerusalem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why do you think Ana feels such a responsibility to warn Phasaelis about Herod Antipas's treacherous plan to dispose of her, even though she spent relatively little time with Phasaelis and at some risk to herself? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support 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.

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