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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. Why does Laban seek out Jacob's camp?

2. Who is the local midwife?

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

4. How does Leah hide her identity from Jacob?

5. Where do both families agree to meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theme is introduced in this chapter, My Mother's Stories?

2. Who does Dinah spend a lot of time with in her childhood?

3. Why is Jacob happy when Rachel births Joseph?

4. Why do the sisters plot to take away Laban's gods?

5. How does Laban's life change after Jacob arrives at his camp?

6. Why can't Esau and Jacob travel together?

7. Why is Leah sad in My Mother's Stories, Chapter 2?

8. Why is Dinah so excited to meet Tabea?

9. Why does Leah decide to have her final baby?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The men of the book are mentioned as ways forces that shape the women of the book's lives. They are definitely secondary characters. How do the men shape and carve out a story for Dinah and her mothers? Explain how the following men affect the women:

Jacob

Binah

Re-mose

Laban

Essay Topic 2

1. Give three examples of how the women of the Red Tent exert their own sexual agency. Explain how they exert it in the book.

2. Give two examples of how women are stopped from exerting their own sexual agency.

Essay Topic 3

Dinah's bond with Re-mose is not the typical mother-son bond that many people have. She attempts to create a relationship with her son but is torn from him. Do you think the situation would have been different if Re-mose would have been born a girl? Would he have been important to Re-nefer?

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