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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. Who is the mother goddess who becomes despondent over the loss of her daughter to the Underworld god?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Hades.
(d) Estes.

2. What kind of humor did Baubo use in order to pick up the spirits of the depressed goddess?
(a) Nature.
(b) Family.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Academic.

3. Estes introduces the idea of projective _________________, a psychotherapy term about the receptiveness of a patient to stories.
(a) Objectivity.
(b) Identification.
(c) Interpretation.
(d) Subjectivity.

4. Through what does Baubo see the world, as described in this story?
(a) Nipples.
(b) Eyebrows.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Fingertips.

5. The reason this person or persons began to treat the woman badly after the suicide of her husband is that they ______________.
(a) Didn't want to cry.
(b) Blamed themselves.
(c) Thought she killed him.
(d) Were angry at God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up finding the woman's original skin, the skin she has been missing since her marriage?

2. Many people have subconsciously wondered if they were going to be __________ when a person sneaks up on them.

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

4. A __________ finds a wolf trapped in a trap, apparently being of human origin and able to communicate.

5. Estes suggests telling your secrets or writing them down with a _______________ to help deal with them.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Estes mean by the idea of a double-bind when it comes to secrets kept by women?

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

3. What does the author explain the seal skin is in the context of this story and in the context of women as a whole?

4. What is happening to the woman over the course of the time she spends with the man?

5. Why did the husband begin to sleep outside after he came home from war?

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

9. How does this image of Baubo relate to the world in terms of speaking and seeing the world?

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

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