1. What are the parallels between the historical epochs in which the characters live?

2. What is the relationship between Dina and the priest?

3. What motivates Dina to make the confession to her sons?

4. How is this Dina different from her biblical namesake?

5. In what way do the stories of Dina and Nina mirror each other? How are they different in mentality?

6. How is the mentality of the different periods expressed?