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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. When the man and the woman are together, they have a few ___________ which ends up complicating things.
(a) Animals.
(b) Fights.
(c) Children.
(d) Houses.

2. There is often _________ associated with exposing the shame associated with the events that have been carried by someone.
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Depression.
(d) Joy.

3. Which animal does the author use as a metaphor in order to discuss the answer to #163 in this chapter?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bears.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Horses.

4. The fact that the girl is not attracted to the Devil at all triggers a powerful blast of _________ that hurls him away from her.
(a) Smoke.
(b) Energy.
(c) Light.
(d) Acid.

5. The man persuades the woman to try living with him for ___________ years without entrapping her violently.
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. The arrangement that the man and the woman make after she finds her skin reflect a/an ____________ assessment of the situation.

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

3. What happens during the course of the partnership between the man and the woman?

4. Unlike other animals, this woman can transform into a __________ when she is on land.

5. From what culture is the story of La Llorona from as told by the author in this section of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the world when Demeter's depression became destructive?

2. Why was Demeter despondent in the story of herself and her daughter?

3. What does the wolf's eyelash do for the woman when she carries it around with her?

4. What happens when the Weeping Woman ends up at the Gates of Heaven in the story in this section?

5. What does Estes suggest to the reader as being a helpful way to relieve the shame of holding a secret?

6. What didn't the parents of the dead husband want to admit to themselves, so they were cruel to the widow?

7. What are some healthy ways to manage experience and feelings associated with events?

8. What does the woman do when she finds the wolf in the trap that has been set by hunters in the area?

9. What does the man inform the woman of as they are having troubles with each other?

10. What was the quest the wife was sent on by the older woman healer in the town, upon hearing of the woman's plight?

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