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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. Why does Bilhah ask if she may have a child for Rachel in Rachel's name?
(a) Bilhah wants to help Rachel through her miscarriages.
(b) Bilhah is in love with Jacob and secretly wanted to have his child.
(c) Bilhah wishes to be cruel to Rachel
(d) Leah asks Bilhah to do so

2. What is Dinah's writing style?
(a) Angry and sad
(b) Happy that we are listening to her story
(c) Annoyed
(d) Regretful

3. What is Jacob's homeland?
(a) Haran
(b) Canaan
(c) Egypt
(d) Schecum

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

5. What is created by women telling their own stories?
(a) A bond
(b) Lies
(c) A legacy
(d) Cattiness

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are the only men to enter into the Red Tent?

3. Who is Jacob's first wife?

4. What is a midwife?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the sisters plot to take away Laban's gods?

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

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

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

6. What theme is introduced in this chapter, My Mother's Stories?

7. Who actually steals the idols?

8. Why is Dinah so excited to meet Tabea?

9. What happens to Ruti in My Story, Chapter 1?

10. How does Laban's life change after Jacob arrives at his camp?

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