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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 Dinah realize about her father in this chapter?

2. Why does Zilpah decide never to sleep with Jacob again?

3. How many years of service must Jacob give Laban before he can marry Rachel?

4. How much longer does Jacob agree to serve Laban in order to marry Rachel?

5. How does Zilpah assert her own sexual power?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the sisters decide to help Ruti?

2. How does Dinah feel when she sees Ruti's dead body?

3. What is evident about Leah's character from the beginning of the book?

4. Why is Jacob happy when Rachel births Joseph?

5. What happens to Jacob at the end of My Story, Chapter 3?

6. How does Leah trick Jacob?

7. What happens after Laban enters the Red Tent?

8. Is there violence when Esau and Jacob meet again?

9. Who actually steals the idols?

10. Which sister is the most excited to leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Dinah claims her story has been forgotten, Gera is an example of how it lives on. Although Gera's version of the truth is a little skewed, how does this represent what happens when history is written in today's time?

Essay Topic 2

Power and independence are important themes in the novel. How do these apply to different women?

-DInah

- Inna

- Gera

- Leah

Essay Topic 3

Dinah's mothers are very excited when Dinah is born. This is because women pass on the history of other women. In your opinion, has this changed at all? Does a women's history make it into our collective histories? Why or why not? If not, how can we improve this in our day and time?

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