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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Mothers' Stories, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the book?
(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) Anita Shreve
(c) Anita Diamant
(d) Alice Diamant

2. When is Rachel and Jacob's wedding date decided?
(a) After Jacob has finished working for Laban for seven years.
(b) After Rachel turns 15.
(c) After Jacob has finished working for Laban for one year.
(d) After Rachel receives her first period.

3. What does Jacob ask for as a part of Rachel's dowry?
(a) goats
(b) Bilhah
(c) money
(d) land

4. Why is Dinah angry with the reader?
(a) Her mother died before Dinah could say goodbye.
(b) Throughout time the stories of women have been forgotten.
(c) Dinah was thrown out of Laban's camp for falling in love with a prince.
(d) Her brothers killed her fiance

5. How did women of Dinah's time keep a log of their stories?
(a) Sons who had a close relationship with their mothers passed the stories down.
(b) They wrote them down in a journal.
(c) They published a book.
(d) They told thier daughters their stories with the expectation they would pass them down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is created by women telling their own stories?

2. How long is Jacob and Leah's honeymoon?

3. Why is it special to have a girl baby?

4. What is the red tent?

5. Which is not a son of Leah?

(see the answer key)

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