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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. Who brings Dinah back to Re-nefer?

2. What does Dinah dream of after the ritual?

3. What happens to Dinah at the end of the chapter?

4. Why is Rebecca disappointed with Dinah?

5. Why does Re-mose return to Dinah?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Re-mose become so angry?

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

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

4. How does Shalem make Dinah his wife?

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

6. Who brings Dinah back to Re-nefer?

7. Why does Dinah venture to Shechem?

8. What happens once Dinah gets her period?

9. What happens to Jacob?

10. Who does Dinah become friends with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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