Problem 1: How does Dimova introduce, define, and place limits around her topic? According to Dimova, what central problem will her work investigate?
Problem 2: What is Dimova's thesis? Identify and reproduce the clearest and most concise (shortest) statement of her argument you can find. What are the different components of her argument?
Problem 3: What evidence does Dimova propose to use? What methods does she employ to make her argument?
Problem 4: Dimova provides a robust feminist critique of the existing scholarship on this topic. What is the specific content of her critiques? How does her treatment of Herodotus fit into this critique?
Problem 5: According to Dimova, which objects are clearly associated with men? Which are clearly associated with women? Which are ambiguous in their associations?
Problem 6: According to Dimova, what social identities and groups are most clearly reflected in burials?
Problem 7: What limits does Dimova identify in the evidence she uses?
Problem 8: What broader conclusions does Dimova draw from this study?
Problem 9: Make an outline of the paper in which you connect Dimova's argument with specific sections of the paper.