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

2. Both sexes contain the same qualities in their decision-making, but their _____________ differs.

3. What does Sue consider to be so pervasive that it is as invisible as polluted air in the world?

4. Alice Walker says that if you are able to write or paint your pain, it will be very ____________ for a person.

5. Who wants Sue to drop the feminist thing in order to follow what they want?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the issues women face when they enter the workforce, according to Sue Monk Kidd?

3. 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?

4. Why is anger something which Sue is afraid to express in her own life?

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

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

7. How are girls expected to become less threatening when they are in school or when they are in a working environment?

8. What does Sue feel she is lacking internally that prevents her from questioning the male authority and her role in the world?

9. What causes Sue to begin to weep for weeks over the Feminine Wound which she has begun to understand?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end, Sue begins to realize she cannot write Christian literature anymore as she feels so strongly that it conflicts with who she is now.

Part 1: Why do you think Sue cannot write any more Christian literature?

Part 2: Do you think that a writer should be able to write no matter what happens in their life?

Part 3: Do you think that Sue Monk Kidd should discount her earlier writings because of her new thinking pattern?

Essay Topic 2

At first, Sandy reacts to the idea of the Goddess when they are in Avebury, thinking that it sounds odd.

Part 1: Why might Sandy have had the reaction that he did to the word Goddess?

Part 2: What might your reaction be to the word Goddess if you heard it uttered aloud?

Part 3: Do you think that all cultures have had some form of goddess worship at some point? Why?

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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