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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Hunting: When the Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second story in the opening section shows that it is wisest to make neither too much nor too little of _________________ experiences.
(a) Childhood.
(b) Transformational.
(c) Honest.
(d) Difficult.

2. The author is drawn to the idea of the Wild Woman because of the way she has been draw to her favorite animal, the ___________.
(a) Wolf.
(b) Cat.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Eagle.

3. What has the man hoped to find when he ended up finding the remains of the Skeleton Woman instead?
(a) His family chest.
(b) A treasure.
(c) A piece of silver.
(d) Food for weeks.

4. What happens after the Skeleton Woman is destroyed by the monster in her life?
(a) She floats in the water.
(b) She sinks to the bottom of the body of water.
(c) She is buried in a field.
(d) She disappears.

5. In some versions of the story, the Skeleton Woman suffers and has her ____________ cut off.
(a) Breasts.
(b) Head.
(c) Feet.
(d) Hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. The young woman becomes endangered through playing with her female siblings and by breaking the one ________ her husband had given her.

2. The lesson of the story is that there are times when it pays off to not be ________, whether we like this truth or not.

3. Ultimately, the story shows that an Old Woman alone can find great ____________ and joy in herself.

4. Who eventually finds the Skeleton Woman, though he is not necessarily pleased with this discovery?

5. While the man is innocent of the Skeleton Woman's death, he is now ____________ to it and drags her along with him.

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