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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Estes thinks there is deep healing when women find ways to save their ____________, as a kind of personal reclamation project.
(a) Shoes.
(b) Bodies.
(c) Marriages.
(d) Souls.

3. When the duckling happens to see his reflection in the water, what does he find that he is now?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A human.
(c) A swan.
(d) A dog.

4. The sister that stays with the man is endangered by the __________ of the man, not by the strange feature he has.
(a) Cat.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Water.
(d) Stone.

5. When Manawee learns what he needs to know, the ______________ are waiting for him when he goes to the village.
(a) Animals.
(b) Twins.
(c) Priests.
(d) Family members.

6. What are the rabbis shown when they are in the Seventh Heaven, as led by the angel?
(a) Ezekiel's Wheel.
(b) God.
(c) The Ten Commandments.
(d) Jacob's Ladder.

7. What is destroyed by a seemingly benevolent evil force when the girl is introduced to the idea of wealth and is taken in by it?
(a) Her clothing.
(b) Her books.
(c) Her home.
(d) Her shoes.

8. The _____________ is wild and untamed, according to the author at the beginning of this section.
(a) Feral.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Bear.
(d) Wild.

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

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

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

12. The man in the story is courting ________________ in the story of Manawee in this section of the book.
(a) A family.
(b) Twin daughters.
(c) A woman.
(d) Triplet daughters.

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

14. 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 picnic.
(b) A trip on a boat.
(c) A party with a feast.
(d) A royal ball.

15. What does this girl make that proves her industriousness, her creativity and her self-expression?
(a) A book of prayers.
(b) Red shoes.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A purse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl have to do in order to get what she came to the old woman for?

2. Who is the one standing in the way of Manawee's plans to court the woman/women that he wants to court?

3. Who does the sister cry out to in order to help her escape from the man who seems to have dangerous tendencies?

4. Who rescues the duckling from the cold and the ice of the elements when the bird is come upon one day?

5. Estes argues the possibility for the body to be a great storehouse of ____________, rather than being opposed to the spiritual.

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