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

2. Sue does not think that she should only rely on the Bible for guidance, but also on her own ____________.

3. What are the women in Sue's paintings and drawings missing as she begins to draw her feminine wound?

4. It has been found that a girl's self esteem is lost as they _________ themselves down during their lives.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens the first time that Sue points out that women get a rotten deal when it comes to society?

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

5. What does the Bible have to say about the womanly conditions which occur on a monthly basis?

6. What is the dream that causes Sue Monk Kidd to question her own life and how she relates to it?

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

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

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

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

Sue begins to feel that her faith relies too heavily on the patriarchy and on the idea of a man being in charge at all times.

Part 1: Do you think that the patriarchy is in charge of the world as a whole?

Part 2: What are some of the problems of having a patriarchy system in place?

Part 3: How can the world change to be more balanced in terms of male and female power?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Women, according to Sue's research and journey, seem to be held back in life. They are told they cannot do things that men can.

Part 1: Why do you think women are constantly told they cannot do certain things?

Part 2: Do you think it is reasonable to hold anyone back from doing things in their lives?

Part 3: Why are women perceived as the weaker sex? Is this true?

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