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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. Women of power are ________ artists, speaking, acting, and trusting in themselves to do what is right.

2. Who visits Sue and tells her that her heart is a seed that she must plant in the world?

3. The ___________ tree of Sue's writing career is full and just needs a stiff wind in order to be reoriented.

4. Humanity, Sue feels, needs to be drawn into Divine Mother's lap and turned into a global ____________.

5. What does Ariadne lower down to Theseus in order to help him get out of the labyrinth in the myth?

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. 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?

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

4. What happens when Betty and Sue begin to dig up two stumps? What do they find they have done?

5. What does a Cherokee woman Sue meets on a retreat tell her that her dreams are meant to do?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In life, women are seen as the caretakers of men, committed to making sure everyone else is okay.

Part 1: Why do you think women are the ones who are typically the caretakers?

Part 2: Do you think that men can be caretakers of others?

Part 3: How is it damaging to be a caretaker of others?

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