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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why Does Zilpah agree to have sex with Jacob?
(a) She secretly loves Jacob
(b) She wants to have a child
(c) Leah forces her to
(d) She wants to make Rachel jealous

5. What occupation does Rachel take up?
(a) farmer
(b) cook
(c) midwife
(d) laundry washer

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Zilpah predict Leah will have?

2. What do Dinah and Jacob find near the lake?

3. Why must Jacob's clan wait to follow Esau?

4. What does Jacob ask for as a part of Rachel's dowry?

5. Why are the women happy to accept Inna into their camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Rachel is mad that she is not Jacob's wife, but why else is she mad?

2. Why is Leah sad in My Mother's Stories, Chapter 2?

3. Why are all of the sisters happy that DInah is born?

4. Who does Dinah spend a lot of time with in her childhood?

5. Why can't Esau and Jacob travel together?

6. How do Laban and Jacob mark out their territories?

7. What is evident about Leah's character from the beginning of the book?

8. What theme is prevalent in this section?

9. Why does Leah decide to have her final baby?

10. How does Dinah feel when she sees Ruti's dead body?

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