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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. What is Dinah's writing style?

2. How does Leah hide her identity from Jacob?

3. Why is this chapter important?

4. Rachel is angry with Leah and ________________.

5. What theme is introduced in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the story begin?

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. Why is Dinah so excited to meet Tabea?

10. Why does DInah become jealous of her own father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick out a character you can relate to in the book except for Dinah. Why did you choose this character? Which of their characteristics remind you of yourself? How would that character act if he/she was in your situation? If you were in his/hers?

Essay Topic 2

Which theme did you think was the most important in the book? Explain why this theme remained prevalent as you read the book.

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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