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

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) Difficult.
(b) Transformational.
(c) Honest.
(d) Childhood.

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

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

4. 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.
(a) Responsibility.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Children.
(d) Truth.

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

6. The father wanted to be sure the younger people would learn to either _____________ the matter or to follow through.
(a) Avoid.
(b) Belittle.
(c) Enjoy.
(d) Drop.

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

8. One day, the duckling dares to approach some other water ____________, finding they are friendly.
(a) Fowl.
(b) Mammals.
(c) Fish.
(d) Vermin.

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

10. A kind of _________ emerges from the new shoes, making what had become the girl's release into some sort of prison.
(a) Curse.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Promise.
(d) Soul.

11. There is a rumor that the man in the story is a failed _____________, which may account for his strange feature.
(a) Librarian.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Scientist.
(d) Magician.

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

13. Skeleton Woman began as a ___________ woman at the start of the story.
(a) Royal.
(b) Maid.
(c) Living.
(d) Native.

14. The doll is a source of ____________ for the girl as the mother knew that the girl would have a difficult life.
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Pain.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Memory.

15. How many rabbis are taken to the Seventh Vault of the Seventh Heaven by an angel of God?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the man hoped to find when he ended up finding the remains of the Skeleton Woman instead?

2. The new shoes match her true ___________ of the original shoes and life plan color, but their form represents something else.

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

4. ______________, the author says, also face troubles with fitting in at more than one phase of life.

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

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