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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The duckling is accepted because he __________ like the others in this new group of friends.
(a) Thinks.
(b) Cries.
(c) Looks.
(d) Talks.

2. What was discovered about the man's past which causes the help for the sister to kill this dangerous man?
(a) The man killed his past wives.
(b) The man was a ghost.
(c) The man was going to leave the sister.
(d) The man was the Devil.

3. Estes argues the possibility for the body to be a great storehouse of ____________, rather than being opposed to the spiritual.
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Myth.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Truth.

4. A true name is something that is often used in families in association with _______________.
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Animals.
(c) Dead relatives.
(d) Deities.

5. What has the family not mastered, which is why the young girl is sent out on her quest, a common one for the time period?
(a) Food storage.
(b) Food preparation.
(c) Fire making.
(d) Bread making.

6. The author talks about how she and a female friend celebrated and healed themselves with a/an _____________ production.
(a) Naked.
(b) On stage.
(c) Backstage.
(d) Elaborate.

7. What does this girl make that proves her industriousness, her creativity and her self-expression?
(a) A book of prayers.
(b) A sweater.
(c) Red shoes.
(d) A purse.

8. What happens to the Skeleton Woman as she is being dragged around? She takes in _______________.
(a) Fish.
(b) Nourishment.
(c) Gold pieces.
(d) Knowledge.

9. The Wild Woman is available at every stage of _____________, whether as a mentor or a spirit within the female herself.
(a) Adulthood.
(b) Menopause.
(c) Education.
(d) Life.

10. The second story in the opening section shows that it is wisest to make neither too much nor too little of _________________ experiences.
(a) Childhood.
(b) Honest.
(c) Transformational.
(d) Difficult.

11. When the duckling happens to see his reflection in the water, what does he find that he is now?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A human.
(c) A swan.
(d) A dog.

12. There is a rumor that the man in the story is a failed _____________, which may account for his strange feature.
(a) Librarian.
(b) Magician.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Scientist.

13. The story at the start of this section begins with a strange ____________ which causes others to guess what it is.
(a) Egg.
(b) Book.
(c) Box.
(d) Rock.

14. In the story of the shoes, it is a _____________ tapping the shoes that the destructive and uncontrollable form of them is unleashed.
(a) Goddess.
(b) Crow.
(c) Horse.
(d) Man.

15. A girl in the first story is financially poor, though she considers herself __________ since she is resourceful and ignorant of her situation.
(a) A queen.
(b) Impoverished.
(c) Blessed.
(d) Rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the man is innocent of the Skeleton Woman's death, he is now ____________ to it and drags her along with him.

2. What does the man confront in a new way as he realizes that the Skeleton Woman cannot be ignored or left behind?

3. The lesson of the story is that there are times when it pays off to not be ________, whether we like this truth or not.

4. Skeleton Woman began as a ___________ woman at the start of the story.

5. What is the other name of the Wolf Woman, as portrayed in the initial story in this book?

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