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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the local midwife?

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

3. Why is Bilhah reluctant to leave?

4. Where does Dinah spend most of her time before she gets her period?

5. What theme is introduced in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the sisters decide to help Ruti?

3. How does Leah trick Jacob?

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

5. Which sister is the most excited to leave?

6. Why is DInah taken with Werenro?

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

8. What happens after Laban enters the Red Tent?

9. Why does Zilpah convince Rachel to not marry Jacob?

10. Why is Jacob happy when Rachel births Joseph?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you have written the book? Comment on these points:

1. Do you think you would have strayed far from the Bible's telling of DInah's story?

2. Would you have focused on Dinah's mother's stories or lept straight into telling DInah's story?

3. Would you have expanded more on Dinah's adult life with Benia and Meryt?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between Dinah's relationship with Benia and her relationship with Shalem? What you label these two relationships? Why?

Essay Topic 3

DInah's life without her mothers drastically changes. How do you think your life might change if your mother was not present. What if you had never had contact with your mother and suddenly she was present?

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