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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 Meryt's profession?

2. Why is Dinah unhappy after the birth of her baby?

3. What happens to Joseph upon Dinah's departure?

4. Why do Egyptians seek out the Cannanite woman named Dinah?

5. Why does DInah continue to feel distant from her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Benia track down Dinah?

2. What does Dinah become in Egypt, Chapter 3?

3. What does Dinah learn upon Tabea's arrival?

4. How does Shalem make Dinah his wife?

5. What happens once Dinah gets her period?

6. What does Jacob do once he has learned about the ceremony?

7. How does Dinah feel when she learns she is pregnant?

8. Why do Shalem and his father agree to have the men of Shechem circumcised?

9. Why does Re-mose decide to visit his mother?

10. What happens to Werenro at the end of Chapter 7?

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

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

Dinah's mothers are very excited when Dinah is born. This is because women pass on the history of other women. In your opinion, has this changed at all? Does a women's history make it into our collective histories? Why or why not? If not, how can we improve this in our day and time?

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