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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 long must the camp stay near the river?

2. What occupation does Rachel take up?

3. Why do the sisters agree to help Ruti have an abortion?

4. What do the sisters take that is important to them?

5. How many wives does Jacob now have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the sisters decide to help Ruti?

2. What theme is prevalent in this section?

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

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

5. Why does Jacob choose Rachel to be his wife?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think the book would have been different if it were written by Gera, Dinah's younger relative? How would the point of view change? Would Dinah's story still be as truthful? Would Gera's relationship to Dinah need to be explained?

Essay Topic 2

How do the relationships of the sisters affect Dinah's interactions with other women? Does Dinah ever wish she had a sister or someone her own age to share her stories with?

Essay Topic 3

Although Dinah claims her story has been forgotten, Gera is an example of how it lives on. Although Gera's version of the truth is a little skewed, how does this represent what happens when history is written in today's time?

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