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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Battle Scars: Membership in the Scar Clan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has the man hoped to find when he ended up finding the remains of the Skeleton Woman instead?
(a) His family chest.
(b) Food for weeks.
(c) A piece of silver.
(d) A treasure.

2. Without other companionship, the lonely man is even more keen to find a __________, so he tries to be with the woman.
(a) Mate.
(b) Child.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Home.

3. In some versions of the story, the Skeleton Woman suffers and has her ____________ cut off.
(a) Head.
(b) Hands.
(c) Feet.
(d) Breasts.

4. Who caused the Skeleton Woman to brutally suffer during the course of her life?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) No one.

5. What happens during the course of the partnership between the man and the woman?
(a) They have a child.
(b) They meet Baba Yaga.
(c) Their house burns down.
(d) They move away from the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this chapter, Estes talks about ____________ and how they can affect peoples' lives in general.

2. The idea is that shame and secrets, like ____________, will burn up on contact with the light of day.

3. What is the significance of the skin that the person ends up finding for the woman? It is her ________.

4. Estes shares a story about a woman whose husband committed suicide and ____________ began to treat the woman badly.

5. The woman is a _______-woman in this story, which makes her unique and different from other women.

(see the answer key)

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