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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is this chapter important?
(a) The red tent burns
(b) The sisters show mercy to Ruti
(c) Dinah begins her story
(d) Sexuality is further discussed

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

3. Which is not a son of Leah?
(a) Reuben
(b) Levi
(c) Joseph
(d) Simon

4. Who are the only men to enter into the Red Tent?
(a) First Sons
(b) Sick men
(c) Youngest Sons
(d) Husbands

5. How are women's stories told?
(a) They are written down and passed on
(b) Women's sons write their stories down
(c) Women's husbands write their stories down
(d) They are whispered from woman to woman

6. Why does Dinah become jealous of her father?
(a) Jacob has the most influence over the family
(b) She sees how all the women fawn over him
(c) She sees how much Leah loves him
(d) Joseph would rather spend time with Jacob

7. Who is the local midwife?
(a) Ruti
(b) Hera
(c) Inna
(d) Rebecca

8. Why are the sisters excited that Dinah has been born?
(a) They want a girl to pamper and dress up
(b) They now have someone to pass on their stories.
(c) They know Jacob will be thrilled to have a daughter.
(d) They want another girl to share in chores

9. Who nurses Jacob for Rachel?
(a) Bilhah
(b) Ruti
(c) Leah
(d) Zilpah

10. Rachel is angry with Leah and ________________.
(a) pushes her to the ground.
(b) pulls her hair.
(c) kicks her in the leg.
(d) slaps her face.

11. Why does Jacob hate Laban?
(a) Laban abuses Ruti
(b) Laban tried to steal from Jacob
(c) Laban alienates those around him
(d) Laban is lazy and cruel.

12. Why does Rebecca hate Esau's wives?
(a) They waste too much of her time
(b) Because they do not celebrate in the Red Tent
(c) Because they are rude to her
(d) They do not respect her age

13. What does Laban allow Jacob to take?
(a) sixty cows and sixty sheep
(b) nothing
(c) sixty goats and sixty cows
(d) sixty goats and sixty sheep

14. How many children does Zilpah predict Leah will have?
(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 5
(d) 7

15. Why does Zilpah decide never to sleep with Jacob again?
(a) She is disgusted by Jacob
(b) Zilpah does not wish to sleep with someone who does not love her.
(c) Zilpah does not enjoy intimate acts
(d) She has a hard time giving birth to her children

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Rachel and Leah begin to define their relationship at the end of Chapter 2?

2. Who finds Jacob beaten and naked by the water?

3. What does Dinah realize about her father in this chapter?

4. Why Does Zilpah agree to have sex with Jacob?

5. How did women of Dinah's time keep a log of their stories?

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