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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 saves Ana from the crowd in Part II?

2. What does Ana threaten her mother with in an effort to try to get her mother to convince her father to call off her betrothal?

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

4. Who is Herod's Steward?

5. Who is the ruler of Ana's immediate area where she lives as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ana bury her scrolls in the cave?

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

3. Why does Herod Antipas chose Ana to pose for his mosaic?

4. What secret of her mother's does Ana know and, at one point, threaten her mother with?

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

6. How is Ana eventually freed from her betrothal?

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

8. In Part I, which female family member is Ana closest to and why?

9. How do Ana's parents view her after her betrothal ends?

10. What is Ana's first prayer in her incantation bowl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Yaltha's gift of the Incantation bowl mean to Ana, and what does the bowl itself symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Jesus's and Judas's relationship, and why is Ana so alarmed to read Judas's letter to her when she is cloistered with the Therapeutae? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What kind of common ground do Ana and Jesus find on the topic of God and religion? Where do some of Ana's and Jesus's beliefs and feelings about God and religion differ in significant ways? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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