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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) Shade.
(b) Color.
(c) Material.
(d) Memory.

2. The fact that the woman the child goes to see is ____________ is an indication of her independence.
(a) Single.
(b) A mother.
(c) A witch.
(d) A healer.

3. What happens to the Skeleton Woman as she is being dragged around? She takes in _______________.
(a) Nourishment.
(b) Gold pieces.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Fish.

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

5. Who eventually finds the Skeleton Woman, though he is not necessarily pleased with this discovery?
(a) A prince.
(b) A priest.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A child.

6. Taoists call women the ____________ through which all human life emerges, whether they are male or female.
(a) Doorway.
(b) Gateway.
(c) Womb.
(d) Arch.

7. The discussion of being a woman is beneficial to the reader as it helps to point out what _________ the author may have.
(a) Errors.
(b) Clients.
(c) Troubles.
(d) Biases.

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

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

10. The story at the start of this section begins with a strange ____________ which causes others to guess what it is.
(a) Box.
(b) Book.
(c) Egg.
(d) Rock.

11. What does the man organize in order to help the sisters get to know him better and to not be afraid of him?
(a) A trip on a boat.
(b) A royal ball.
(c) A party with a feast.
(d) A picnic.

12. The duckling finds he is treated well with this new group, though it feels ____________ having received such bad treatment in the past.
(a) Sad.
(b) Painful.
(c) Hurtful.
(d) Odd.

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

14. What happens after the mother gives up on the duckling after her own struggles on his behalf?
(a) The mother dies.
(b) The mother is ostracized.
(c) The duckling runs away.
(d) The ducking tries to drown itself.

15. Who does the sister cry out to in order to help her escape from the man who seems to have dangerous tendencies?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author suggests that when many people strive to avoid or to run from _____________ that they are coping with what relating to another has confronted them with.

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

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

4. What is NOT one of the secret worlds that Estes talks about in the section of the Body in Fairy Tales?

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

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