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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. The newly awakened woman is a _______ transplanted into hostile soil, until it finds ground in a circle of trees.

2. There are times when Sue begins to worry that she might __________ and that she is dissolving. It scares her.

3. What do Sue, Better, and other women create as they are sitting in the circle of trees at Springbrook?

4. Which kind of animal does Ruth Ann give refuge to in the Northern Exposure episode as another character wants to hunt it?

5. Sue learns that while ___________ times where not utopian, they were nonviolent, egalitarian, and do not split nature and spirit.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the much younger Sue want to do in response to the newspaper clipping that her mom has sent to her?

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

3. What does Sandy surprise Sue with when she lands at the airport after her trip to a speaking engagement?

4. What are some of the things which can achieved by internalizing the Divine Feminine, according to the book?

5. What does Sue plant in her backyard in order to create a space for being with the Divine Feminine?

6. When Sandy and Sue come upon a large stone circle in Avebury, what does the guide book say it represents?

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

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

9. 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?

10. Why does Sue begin to realize that attachment to the confining patriarchal world must die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Sandy seems to be an understanding husband as this book progresses, who is hesitant at times but helpful in others.

Part 1: Do you think that men can ever truly understand the lives of women?

Part 2: Why do you think that Sandy makes an effort to be understanding in Sue's journey?

Part 3: How do you think you might feel if your partner was suddenly exploring a new way of thinking?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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