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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. How many years of service must Jacob give Laban before he can marry Rachel?

2. Who is Leah's best friend?

3. Why are the sisters excited that Dinah has been born?

4. Rachel is angry with Leah and ________________.

5. What god does Rachel pray to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rachel have to wait to marry Jacob?

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

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

4. Why do the sisters decide to help Ruti?

5. Why is Jacob happy when Rachel births Joseph?

6. What do Dinah and Joseph see at the end of My Story, Chapter 3?

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

8. Is the story of Dinah very long? How was she mentioned?

9. What is another reason for Dinah's anger?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagine that you are Dinah. How would you have reacted to the slaughter of Shalem and the other men of Shechem? Would you have reacted more violently towards your family?

Essay Topic 2

1. Do you think it was difficult for Rachel and Leah to define their relationship have competing wives for their husband? How is this awkward? How is it helpful? Were Rachel and Leah ever close before they both wed Jacob?

2. How do you think Jacob defines his relationships with his wives? Do you think he compares them or appreciates them as individuals?

Essay Topic 3

Rachel and Leah are the two most important women in Dinah's life.

1. Compare and contrast the characters of Leah and Rachel.

2. How is their relationship so unique?

3. Does Dinah favor Rachel over her birth mother?

4. How does Rachel's place in Jacob's heart affect the relationship of Leah and Jacob?

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