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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the author of the book?
(a) Anita Shreve
(b) Alice Diamant
(c) Anita Diamant
(d) Salman Rushdie
2. Why does Jacob hate Laban?
(a) Laban is lazy and cruel.
(b) Laban alienates those around him
(c) Laban tried to steal from Jacob
(d) Laban abuses Ruti
3. What is a midwife?
(a) A female nurse
(b) A surrogate mother
(c) A woman who helps in the delivery of a baby
(d) A female healer
4. What do Dinah and Jacob find near the lake?
(a) A wolf
(b) A wild boar
(c) A fox
(d) A bear
5. Who are the only men to enter into the Red Tent?
(a) Youngest Sons
(b) Sick men
(c) Husbands
(d) First Sons
6. What is created by women telling their own stories?
(a) Lies
(b) A legacy
(c) A bond
(d) Cattiness
7. How many years of service must Jacob give Laban before he can marry Rachel?
(a) Seven
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) Five
8. 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 told thier daughters their stories with the expectation they would pass them down.
(c) They published a book.
(d) They wrote them down in a journal.
9. What is Rebecca's home called?
(a) Succoth
(b) Mamre
(c) Israel
(d) Canaan
10. Rachel is angry with Leah and ________________.
(a) pushes her to the ground.
(b) kicks her in the leg.
(c) slaps her face.
(d) pulls her hair.
11. How does Diamant give a voice to Dinah's mothers?
(a) She gives them a voice by telling Dinah's story
(b) She has the mother's sons tell the story
(c) She has discovered the mother's written story
(d) She has the mothers tell their stories
12. How are Esau's wives different from Jacob's?
(a) They cook their food differently
(b) They wear their hair differently
(c) They do not celebrate in the Red Tent
(d) Their way of dressing exposes skin
13. Why is Dinah angry with the reader?
(a) Her mother died before Dinah could say goodbye.
(b) Her brothers killed her fiance
(c) Dinah was thrown out of Laban's camp for falling in love with a prince.
(d) Throughout time the stories of women have been forgotten.
14. What does Inna declare Dinah to be?
(a) A very spoiled brat
(b) The most beautiful child she has ever seen
(c) A child of the earth
(d) A child of the water
15. Why must Jacob's clan wait to follow Esau?
(a) Esau does not wish to be embarassed by his brother
(b) They do not wish to overwhelm Rebecca with too many visitors
(c) Rachel is sick so they wait until she has recovered
(d) Esau's great wealth will make Jacob look bad
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the red tent?
2. What is Dinah's writing style?
3. Why is Dinah excited to meet Tabea?
4. Why do Dinah and Joseph grow close?
5. Where can the story of Dinah be found?
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