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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 is the fanatic that Ana's adopted brother had been following in Part I?

2. Where does Ana grow up?

3. What does Ana's father let her do that is very rare for women to be allowed to do?

4. What does Ana gather that Jesus has touched from their very first encounter?

5. What do Tabitha's family do to her to punish her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ana eventually freed from her betrothal?

2. What deal does Matthias make with Herod Antipas regarding Ana that repulses Ana?

3. How does Jesus save Ana at a critical moment?

4. What does Ana think Jesus's family's first impression of her is?

5. In Part I, what does Ana view as a betrayal by both of her parents?

6. Why has Yaltha been banished from Alexandria?

7. Why does Ana refer to Judas as a brother?

8. What does Ana ask for in return for posing for Herod Antipas's mosaic and why does she ask this?

9. What does Judas do in Part II to raise Matthias's ire?

10. What does Judas ask Ana to give him in Part I of her possessions, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect does Jesus's time traveling with John the Immerser have on his life path and his approach to religion? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the tensions and conflicts that eventually arise in Ana's quite happy marriage with Jesus? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Ana so opposed to her betrothal to Nathaniel, and why does her reaction to Nathaniel's unexpected death before their marriage bring more misery and difficulty into her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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