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

2. Who saves Ana from the crowd in Part II?

3. What is Jesus doing when Ana first sees him?

4. What does Tabitha do very well?

5. How long each day does Matthias permit Ana to write after her first betrothal ends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What surprises Ana about her first visit with Tabitha at her house?

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

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

6. Why has Yaltha been banished from Alexandria?

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

8. Which servant in Ana's house does Ana trust and rely upon, and why is this?

9. What rumors start about Ana following the end of her betrothal?

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

How would you describe Ana's complex feelings towards motherhood and childbearing, especially after the stillbirth of her infant daughter? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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