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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. A ___________ is a woman who remains internally dependent and who does not shape her identity and direction as a woman.

2. What does a woman in the group feel is a sign to the group and represents a gift to the group?

3. Carol P. Christ said that a woman's awakening begins with an experience of ______________ in her life.

4. Girls, as they grow up, seem to become _____________ in nature, though they are also powerless inside and overwhelmed by the world.

5. The Sacred Feminine keeps a woman powerful and __________ in herself but connected to everything else in the world.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of women according to television and movies, according to Sue's findings?

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. What does Sue find happens to girls as they grow older and they enter into their adolescence?

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The men in the drugstore note that a woman's place is on her knees, which infuriates Sue.

Part 1: Why do you think these men believe that women should be on their knees before men?

Part 2: Do you think that all men believe that women should be subservient?

Part 3: How might you have reacted if you heard the men say that a woman should be on their knees?

Essay Topic 2

The mother-daughter relationship can be complicated.

Part 1: Why do you think the mother-daughter relationship is often so difficult?

Part 2: Does the relationship between Sue and her daughter seem to be difficult?

Part 3: How do you think mothers and daughters can learn to be more supportive and understanding with each other?

Essay Topic 3

To some readers, it might seem that Christianity is being attacked in this book.

Part 1: Do you think Christianity purposefully keeps women in a submissive position?

Part 2: How does the Church benefit from the submission of women?

Part 3: How might the Church be strengthened if it includes more women in roles of power and authority?

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