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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. Hierarchy in the world gives rise to the Great ___________, where the feminine is not as revered as the masculine.

2. During the dream that Sue has about herself, who does she give birth to?

3. A recently ordained minister tells Sue that she is asked to remove her ____________ before officiating so as to take the attention away from her gender.

4. After her slip of the tongue at the monastery, Sue begins to realize that she was immersed in the world of the ____________.

5. What is Sue's daughter stocking when the incident with the men takes place in the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sue define her state of being an Unambiguous Woman? What does this mean she does in relation to men?

2. What is Sue's daughter doing when the two men begin to make insulting comments to her in the opening pages of the book?

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

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

5. What does Sue point out that many pregnant women apologize to their husbands for?

6. What is the 'Great Imbalance' that Sue defines in this section of the book in the discussion about patriarchy?

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

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

9. 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?

10. What does the Bible seem to say about the way in which women are made for men? What are they meant to do in their lives in service of men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It seems that women are told when they are young that they are supposed to be silent at all times.

Part 1: Why are women told that they should be silent during their lives?

Part 2: In what ways are women convinced that being silent is the best possible way to live in the world?

Part 3: How do you think a young girl can nurture the part of herself that is willing to speak up?

Essay Topic 2

The Sacred Feminine is something that might cause the reader to wince or to be a bit more curious, as it is not necessarily accepted by everyone.

Part 1: How do you define the idea of the Sacred Feminine?

Part 2: How do you feel when you hear the idea of the Sacred Feminine?

Part 3: Do you think that you might be interested in learning more about the Sacred Feminine? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Sue feels that she needs to have a sort of turning point in which she realizes she can not go back to the way she was.

Part 1: Why do you think this sort of turning point is essential in one's spiritual journey?

Part 2: What might have happened if Sue had not had this turning point in her life?

Part 3: Do you feel that you have had to reach certain turning points in order to change your own life?

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