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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gives Ana hope that she might not have to marry after all?
(a) The judge puts a hold on all weddings due to the famine.
(b) A fever sickness descends on Sepphoris, killing many.
(c) Nathaniel says Ana might not be worth the trouble.
(d) Herod tells Matthias he thinks it is not a good match.

2. Mary, Jesus's mother, tells Ana that it is always a marvel if one's pain does not settle into which of the following?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Bitterness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Depression.

3. Who is Ana's mother's faithful servant?
(a) Mary.
(b) Shipra.
(c) Tabitha.
(d) Yaltha.

4. What do Herod Antipas and Matthias propose together to Ana?
(a) She should become Antipas's concubine.
(b) She should tend the farm for the palace.
(c) She should become Antipas's new scribe.
(d) She should go live with the Therapeutae.

5. What is the one text that Ana's father forbids her to read?
(a) Song of Solomon.
(b) The Trials of Jesus.
(c) Peyton's Place.
(d) The Trials of Flinders.

6. What does Herod Antipas's guard urge the people in the street to do to Ana?
(a) Burn her.
(b) Crucify her.
(c) Stone her.
(d) Drown her.

7. When does Ana's testament begin?
(a) When she is 14.
(b) When she is 8.
(c) When she is 30.
(d) When she is 20.

8. Who does Ana's mother invite to the house soon after Ana's betrothal?
(a) Mary.
(b) Tabitha.
(c) Skepsis.
(d) Martha.

9. Who chose to punish Yaltha following her husband's death?
(a) Lavi.
(b) Haran.
(c) Matthias.
(d) Herod.

10. What does Judas ask Ana for one day when they come upon an injured worker?
(a) Her first aid kit.
(b) Her tunic.
(c) Her earrings.
(d) Her gold bracelet.

11. What secret does Ana confide in Jesus in Part II when Mary inquires about when they will have children?
(a) She is taking midwife's herbs to prevent pregnancy.
(b) She already has a child.
(c) She wants children very badly.
(d) She knows she can not have children.

12. What is Jesus doing when Ana first sees him?
(a) Fixing a roof.
(b) Herding sheep.
(c) Helping a young girl wind yarn for her stall.
(d) Preaching.

13. What does Herod Antipas do to Ana that makes her shove him in Part II?
(a) Cuts her face.
(b) Hits her.
(c) Grabs her breast.
(d) Pulls her hair.

14. What does Phasaelis tell Ana she would miss more than she would miss her husband?
(a) The palace food.
(b) The mosaics in the palace.
(c) The ocean view from her room.
(d) The palace pets.

15. What does Jesus tell Ana she must know about him when they meet outside the cave following the end of Ana's first betrothal?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a mamzer.
(c) He does not really pray that often.
(d) He is a christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesus tell Ana he prays for most often in Part II?

2. What does Tabitha do very well?

3. Who is Nathaniel's sister who comes to see Ana?

4. Who was Yaltha's husband?

5. What does Nathaniel's sister question when she comes to see Ana?

(see the answer keys)

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