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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The new shoes match her true ___________ of the original shoes and life plan color, but their form represents something else.
(a) Color.
(b) Material.
(c) Shade.
(d) Memory.

2. One of the most profound changes in a female's adult life is the discovery of the power of ___________.
(a) Motherhood.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Partnership.

3. The duckling is accepted because he __________ like the others in this new group of friends.
(a) Cries.
(b) Looks.
(c) Talks.
(d) Thinks.

4. The Wild Woman idea is one that is a ____________ view of women, rather than the weak and oppressed view.
(a) Englightened.
(b) Truthful.
(c) Positive.
(d) Negative.

5. What is the gift the dying mother gives to her daughter when she is on her deathbed, telling the girl to hide it away?
(a) A wand.
(b) A book.
(c) A small doll.
(d) Money.

6. For some, the wolf is seen as just a menace, especially to _____________, according to the author.
(a) Children.
(b) Men.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Women.

7. The lesson of the story is that there are times when it pays off to not be ________, whether we like this truth or not.
(a) Angry.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Nice.
(d) Happy.

8. An Old Woman alone can find she holds within herself incredible abilities of _________________.
(a) Anger.
(b) Perception.
(c) Aggressiveness.
(d) Transformation.

9. What did the skeptical rabbi who went into heaven think of the experience that he had?
(a) He thought he was ill.
(b) He thought it was a dream.
(c) He believed that he was dead.
(d) He thought he was the chosen one.

10. Estes points out there are nasty _____________ methods designed to reduce body love and self confidence.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Physical.
(c) Financial.
(d) Mental.

11. The ____________ is the one who destroyed the original shoes of the girl, though she was also opposed to the new ones.
(a) King.
(b) Crow Woman.
(c) Queen.
(d) Old Woman.

12. What does the man confront in a new way as he realizes that the Skeleton Woman cannot be ignored or left behind?
(a) His fear.
(b) His happiness.
(c) His anger.
(d) His children.

13. The tendency of the young girl towards _______________ is in an effort to be treated properly and better through pleasing others.
(a) Obedience.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Happiness.

14. The author, in this section, blends her roles of a ______________ as well as a practicing psychologist.
(a) Doula.
(b) Woman.
(c) Mother.
(d) Storyteller.

15. The young girl is sent back home with a ____________ upon a staff that harbors fire.
(a) Skull.
(b) Shell.
(c) Stone.
(d) Head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who caused the Skeleton Woman to brutally suffer during the course of her life?

2. The duckling finds he is treated well with this new group, though it feels ____________ having received such bad treatment in the past.

3. Who does the young girl go off to see in order to get the item that the stepmother and step sisters have requested?

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?

5. Skeleton Woman began as a ___________ woman at the start of the story.

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