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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 Ana do in the Temple that causes chaos just before Passover?

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

3. What is Ana's first inkling that something might not go well with her pregnancy?

4. Who helps the person Jesus and Ana find in the road on the way to Bethany?

5. Who ultimately helps Ana find a document regarding Chaya?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What kinds of contradictions does Ana struggle with in her own relationship with her father, Matthias? How would you describe their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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