Question 1
What is the relationship between Esther and Mordecai?
Question 2
Why is Mordecai considered a model for readers despite his moral ambiguities?
Question 3
Why does Queen Vashti lose her position as queen?
Question 4
What theme reflects the unexpected changes in fortune throughout the story?
Question 5
What is unusual about the mention of God in the Book of Esther?
Question 6
What position does Mordecai attain by the end of the story?
Question 7
What crucial information does Mordecai discover and report to Esther?
Question 8
What is the outcome for the Jewish people when the counter-decree is issued?
Question 9
How does the Book of Esther invite readers to perceive God's role in the story?
Question 10
What decree does Haman convince the king to issue?
Question 11
What celebration commemorates the deliverance of the Jews in the Book of Esther?
Question 12
Where does the Book of Esther take place?
Question 13
How does Esther plan to save her people, the Jews?
Question 14
What significant event does the king host at the beginning of the book?
Question 15
What ironic event happens at the second banquet hosted by Esther?