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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 with Jesus as a pretense to telling him about her pregnancy?

2. What story does Diodora concoct to try to trick Haran?

3. How many copies of official documents does Haran say a wise man possesses?

4. Whose portrait does Ana have painted in Alexandria?

5. Why does James hesitate to send a messenger for Jesus after Ana gives birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What plan do Yaltha, Jesus, and Ana hatch to ensure Ana's safety 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

How does Ana handle moving from her life of privilege and wealth to a life of toil and relative want after marrying Jesus? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the women in Ana's life, including Yaltha, her mother-in-law Mary, her friend Tabitha, her cousin Diodora, and her sister-in-law Salome offer Ana much needed support and solidarity when she needs them most. One woman, Ana's mother, acts in the opposite way. Write an essay exploring the range of types of female relationships Ana cultivates and experiences throughout her life.

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Jesus's and Judas's relationship, and why is Ana so alarmed to read Judas's letter to her when she is cloistered with the Therapeutae? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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