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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The _____________ is wild and untamed, according to the author at the beginning of this section.
(a) Wild.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Feral.
(d) Bear.

2. Ultimately, the story shows that an Old Woman alone can find great ____________ and joy in herself.
(a) Truth.
(b) Appreciation.
(c) Power.
(d) Mysteries.

3. Who is the one standing in the way of Manawee's plans to court the woman/women that he wants to court?
(a) The mother.
(b) The son.
(c) The chief elder.
(d) The father.

4. A new trust of ___________ helps the growing duckling have an easier time of finding shelter on his journey.
(a) God.
(b) Birds.
(c) Humans.
(d) Dogs.

5. La Mariposa, the __________ Woman, turns out to be a generously proportioned grandmother.
(a) Vixen.
(b) Goddess.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the skeptical rabbi who went into heaven think of the experience that he had?

2. Who does the young girl go off to see in order to get the item that the stepmother and step sisters have requested?

3. Estes argues the possibility for the body to be a great storehouse of ____________, rather than being opposed to the spiritual.

4. What happens after the mother gives up on the duckling after her own struggles on his behalf?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the ways in which Estes believes that women's bodies have been attacked?

2. What is the rumor that goes around about the man with the strange appearance?

3. What happens to the shoes that the girl has made for herself before she become wealthier?

4. What is the problem with the dog in the story of the man who wants to marry the twin daughters?

5. What do the others do when it's clear that one of the eggs in a bunch is not the same as the others?

6. Why do the Taoists call women the gateway, according to the author's writing in this section of the book?

7. What does the story propose as a challenge to the man who wants to marry his twin daughters?

8. How is the girl who is poor actually someone who is rich, according to the author as the story is told?

9. Who does the girl cry out to when she senses she needs protection from her new husband?

10. What happens when the fisherman goes out to sea and catches the Skeleton Woman in his hook?

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