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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the woman end up looking for the souls of her children, as directed by the saint?

3. What is one of the words which could be used to describe Baubo, as she is portrayed in this story?

4. What does the man go off to the native country in order to do, leaving the woman alone in their former home?

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 father do in order to gain material wealth in his life, though it is an accident?

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

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

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

7. What is different about the woman who is portrayed in the story at the start of this section?

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

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

10. What are some of the lessons that women can learn from animals in their life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The man who is strange looking convinces the sisters that if they were to stay with him, they would change their perspective of him.

Part 1: Do you think it's important to try to face down one's fears and beliefs? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think the sisters could have been more open to the man and to his appearance?

Part 3: Do you think you can always learn to like someone when you get to know them? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of the heroine's journey is one which plays out again and again in this manuscript, showing the reader that one struggles in order to win.

Part 1: Why do you think that the journey story seems to be the same again and again?

Part 2: How do you think a person might be changed after enduring a heroine's journey?

Part 3: Do you think that your life is a heroine's or hero's journey? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In many stories, there is the emergence of a powerful guide, someone who can help the main character begin to know themselves better and to be stronger.

Part 1: Why do you think so many stories include some sort of guide for the main figure?

Part 2: Do you think it's always necessary to have a guide in one's life in order to move forward? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think Vasilisa would have done if she had not had the doll at her side?

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