The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine Test | Final Test - Hard

Sue Monk Kidd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine Test | Final Test - Hard

Sue Monk Kidd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. When one belongs to oneself, one can connect with the rest of ___________ without being trapped or dependent.

2. Which Goddess does Sue connect with when she is inside of the cave during a later adventure? The Goddess of the _______.

3. Who is the woman who is downsized from a Most Holy supreme power in her time to a daddy's princess in later times?

4. Sue wonders why she is uncomfortable with writing the word __________ when she attempts to do so.

5. What animal does Sue feel to be the symbol of woman's deepest center, as she reads her book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sue take and then give an offering of another buffalo head nickel to balance the gift when she goes to see the buffaloes?

2. What kind of music allows Sue to feel the radiant mystery of being embraced by the Goddess?

3. What does Maya Angelou say in an interview which makes Sue begin to understand empowerment?

4. What does Sue do in order to cultivate her own creativity and to create space for it in her life?

5. Who are the "kjerringsleppet" that Sue recalls in her writing in this section?

6. Why does Sue choose to display a picture of the Minoan Snake Goddess in her study?

7. What is the news in the old newspaper clipping that Sue's mom sends?

8. What does Sue see to be a sacred place when she visits and sees a replica of Da Vinci's Cartoon of St. Anne?

9. What does Sue begin to do in September to further push her journey into the Sacred Feminine?

10. What does the picture of Sappho have to tell Sue, although the other pictures in the museum do not affect her in the same way?

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

The dreams Sue has seem to indicate that she is on the right path. They help her see obstacles and the way that her mind works on the questions she still has.

Part 1: Do you feel that dreams are an important part of your experience as a human being?

Part 2: How do dreams affect the way a person lives their daily life?

Part 3: Why do you think Sue begins to have so many dreams about her spiritual questions?

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