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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 Yaltha bring for Ana to write on in Part III?

2. What is Chaya's current name in Part IV?

3. What does the name Ana gives her baby mean?

4. What news does Salome tell Ana that she is pleased about in Part III?

5. What do Jesus and Ana do on the one-year anniversary of their baby's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yaltha do to finally help Ana write again following the death of her baby?

2. Who helps Ana by tipping her off about Haran's movements in Part IV, and why does this person do this?

3. What gift does Mary, Jesus's friend, give to Tabitha and why is it significant?

4. What is Yaltha's true motivation for coming back to Alexandria in Part IV?

5. Who do Jesus and Ana find in the road on the way to Jerusalem in Part III, and what is the state of this person?

6. What significant dream does Ana have a few months after the death of her baby?

7. Who helps the figure in the road in Part III besides Ana and Jesus, and why is this extraordinary?

8. Why does Ana have her own portrait painted in Part IV?

9. Why does Ana let the lambs out of their gate at the Temple in Jerusalem?

10. What does Jesus say to his brother James when James asks him if he cares more for the poor than for his own brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of contradictions does Ana struggle with in her own relationship with her father, Matthias? How would you describe their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ana's relationship with Tabitha evolve over the course of the novel, and why does Ana feel it is so important to bear witness to Tabitha's experiences? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Ana is so drawn to Jesus the very first time she sees and meets him? What does Jesus do upon their first meeting in the market that sets him apart from anyone Ana has ever met before? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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