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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wants Sue to drop the feminist thing in order to follow what they want?
(a) John.
(b) Sandy.
(c) The priest.
(d) Ann.

2. Sue feels that teenage girls begin to change in those years, sleeping _________ and seeing fitful glimpses of fearful truth.
(a) Lightly.
(b) Deeply.
(c) Quietly.
(d) Numbly.

3. Hierarchy in the world gives rise to the Great ___________, where the feminine is not as revered as the masculine.
(a) Conspiracy.
(b) Imbalance.
(c) Truth.
(d) Power.

4. Womanhood is seen as being too _________ for patriarchal religion, according to Sue.
(a) Visceral.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Simple.
(d) Tempting.

5. In her moment of awakening, Sue began to touch the ___________ of her feminine life.
(a) Crevasse.
(b) Blood.
(c) Wound.
(d) Bounty.

6. Both sexes contain the same qualities in their decision-making, but their _____________ differs.
(a) Prestige.
(b) Socialization.
(c) Weight.
(d) Appearance.

7. Sue believes she has been in a deep _____________ about what the subordination of women does to them psychologically.
(a) Coma.
(b) Longing.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Dream.

8. Women sometimes keep silent in order to avoid being labeled as one of the fanatical ______________.
(a) Zealots.
(b) Feminists.
(c) Lesbians.
(d) Mothers.

9. Sue's declaration of intent in the beginning of the book and her journey makes her feel like a ____________.
(a) Newborn.
(b) Woman.
(c) Toddler.
(d) Teen.

10. The ___________ tradition of Christian women included the idea that Jesus wanted the church to be equal and feminist.
(a) Honor.
(b) Mother.
(c) Christ-like.
(d) Revolutionary.

11. A man at a mixed gender retreat responded to a woman's concern that the Church marginalized women by saying that the church is _______ and it makes mistakes.
(a) Human.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Honored.
(d) Dumb.

12. The patriarchy seems to consider and accept _______ and dependence as being natural states of being.
(a) Religion.
(b) Submission.
(c) Blind faith.
(d) Dominance.

13. Sue learns that a feminist awakening can often cause an explosion in the ___________ and she worries about the risk of this.
(a) Mind.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Family.
(d) Soul.

14. A recently ordained minister tells Sue that she is asked to remove her ____________ before officiating so as to take the attention away from her gender.
(a) Shoes.
(b) Makeup.
(c) Earrings.
(d) Dress.

15. What does a woman in the group feel is a sign to the group and represents a gift to the group?
(a) The song they sing.
(b) The sand.
(c) A turtle shell.
(d) The water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carol P. Christ said that a woman's awakening begins with an experience of ______________ in her life.

2. What happens to Sue as she is talking to Sandy about the emotions coming up for her?

3. Sue did not want to believe that she could be wounded by her own ____________ as she began her journey.

4. A Vacation Bible School teacher tells ___________ that women can not be deacons because men are put at the head.

5. Sue believes that like the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz," patriarchal society's heart is being cut away by a ____________.

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