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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 theme is important to this chapter?

2. Who is happy with the match?

3. Who does DInah call the women who work for Rebecca?

4. Who does Dinah meet in the marketplace?

5. Who brings Dinah back to Re-nefer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dinah call Rebecca's assistants Deborahs?

3. What happens once Dinah gets her period?

4. Why are Simon and Levi furious with Dinah's marriage?

5. How long does Re-mose stay with Dinah?

6. How does Shalem make Dinah his wife?

7. What happens to the sisters?

8. Who brings Dinah back to Re-nefer?

9. Why does Dinah decide to move with Meryt?

10. What happens to Jacob?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and independence are important themes in the novel. How do these apply to different women?

-DInah

- Inna

- Gera

- Leah

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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