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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Reuben spend most of his time with?
(a) Zilpah
(b) Tabea
(c) Bilhah
(d) Dinah

2. How are Esau's wives different from Jacob's?
(a) Their way of dressing exposes skin
(b) They wear their hair differently
(c) They cook their food differently
(d) They do not celebrate in the Red Tent

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

4. How does Diamant give a voice to Dinah's mothers?
(a) She has the mothers tell their stories
(b) She gives them a voice by telling Dinah's story
(c) She has the mother's sons tell the story
(d) She has discovered the mother's written story

5. Who does Ruti thank for saving her?
(a) Dinah
(b) Jacob
(c) Rachel
(d) Leah

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

7. Where can the story of Dinah be found?
(a) The Koran
(b) Kebra Negast
(c) The Bible
(d) Spirits Book

8. What else is Jacob allowed to take with him?
(a) Zilpah and Bilhah's clothing and jewelry
(b) All of Jacob's sons' belongings
(c) All of the above
(d) All of Leah and Rachel's possessions

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

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

11. Who is Leah's best friend?
(a) Bilhah
(b) Zilpah
(c) Rachel
(d) Ruti

12. Which sister does Jacob wish to marry?
(a) Leah
(b) Bilhah
(c) Rachel
(d) Zilpah

13. What do the sisters take that is important to them?
(a) Their crops
(b) Their goddesses
(c) Their clothes
(d) Their jewelry

14. How many wives does Jacob now have?
(a) three
(b) five
(c) four
(d) ten

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Leah decide to have another baby?

3. How long must the camp stay near the river?

4. What is Dinah's story like in the Bible?

5. Which sister is the most excited to leave Laban?

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