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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. One of the academics who Sue hears speak says that Jesus' intention was ___________ and Sandy agrees.
(a) Feminist.
(b) Impure.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Patriarchal.

2. What does Sue consider to be so pervasive that it is as invisible as polluted air in the world?
(a) Patriarchy.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Paganism.

3. Which child(ren) in the family at the Chatooga River is allowed to go to the edge of the water?
(a) Boy.
(b) Both the boy and the girl.
(c) Girl.
(d) Neither.

4. What emotion does the Church seem to equate with sin, according to Sue's experience and research?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

5. What does a woman in the group feel is a sign to the group and represents a gift to the group?
(a) A turtle shell.
(b) The water.
(c) The sand.
(d) The song they sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sue's declaration of intent in the beginning of the book and her journey makes her feel like a ____________.

2. A Vacation Bible School teacher tells ___________ that women can not be deacons because men are put at the head.

3. Who is the first person that Sue talks to about the journey she experiences in her life?

4. The church seems to have a stake in orthodoxy, so the __________ people are scary to them.

5. Sue did not want to believe that she could be wounded by her own ____________ as she began her journey.

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ann is younger and asks why women cannot be deacons in the church, what is the answer that her Vacation Bible School teacher tell her?

2. How does Sue try to avoid dealing with the emerging realization of the Feminine Wound in this section of the book?

3. How does Sue begin to define the idea of patriarchy when she starts out this section of the book?

4. How does Sue feel that women have become inferior in the way they think and behave, even though they are not this way naturally?

5. What are some of the stereotypes of being a good Christian woman, according to Sue's life?

6. What are the differences between men and women as pointed out in the section called, "Spirit Over Nature?"

7. What does Sue believe that she is because she lacks teachers to help her on her journey?

8. Why does Sue have troubles talking with God about her problems in life?

9. What is the story that Sue's friend Betty shares with her about how a family teaches their children about the river?

10. What are some of the ways in which snakes have been interpreted in other readings, besides being evil in the Garden of Eden?

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