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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Marking Territory: The Boundaries of Rage and Forgiveness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ends up finding the woman's original skin, the skin she has been missing since her marriage?
(a) Son.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Sister.
(d) Spouse.

2. Ultimately, the story shows that an Old Woman alone can find great ____________ and joy in herself.
(a) Power.
(b) Truth.
(c) Appreciation.
(d) Mysteries.

3. Through what does Baubo see the world, as described in this story?
(a) Fingertips.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Eyebrows.
(d) Nipples.

4. What has the family not mastered, which is why the young girl is sent out on her quest, a common one for the time period?
(a) Food storage.
(b) Bread making.
(c) Food preparation.
(d) Fire making.

5. What is one of the words which could be used to describe Baubo, as she is portrayed in this story?
(a) Witty.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Dour.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. The duckling is accepted because he __________ like the others in this new group of friends.

2. A true name is often hidden because knowledge of it was seen as giving great ______________ to those who knew one's true name.

3. What part of Baubo's body is able to speak and to converse with others in the story in this chapter?

4. The shoes the girl receives later in the story are not coming directly from her __________, so they are corrupted.

5. Where does the woman end up looking for the souls of her children, as directed by the saint?

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