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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the quest the girl is sent off to complete in order to hopefully perish if the stepfamily has anything to say about it?
(a) Find food for the winter.
(b) Kill a deer.
(c) Rekindle the family hearth.
(d) Get wood.

2. 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) Honesty.
(d) Cruelty.

3. 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) Hurtful.
(c) Odd.
(d) Painful.

4. A true name is often hidden because knowledge of it was seen as giving great ______________ to those who knew one's true name.
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Stories.
(c) Power.
(d) Riches.

5. People used to fear _____________ as they were an indication of strangeness when they were seen in society.
(a) Men.
(b) Children.
(c) Twins.
(d) Birthmarks.

6. 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) Money.
(b) A small doll.
(c) A wand.
(d) A book.

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

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

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

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

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

12. When the man wakes up after having helped Skeleton Woman with her bones, they become ______________.
(a) Priests.
(b) Lovers.
(c) Spirits.
(d) Fish.

13. How many sisters does the strange man try to court at the same time, though he is not successful at first?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

14. While the man is innocent of the Skeleton Woman's death, he is now ____________ to it and drags her along with him.
(a) Associated.
(b) Bound.
(c) Committed.
(d) Enamored.

15. Old women with the powers of ______________ are the focus of the Wolf Woman story.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Resurrection.
(c) Healing.
(d) Storytelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the animal learn about the love of Manawee, though it is difficult for the animal to remember?

2. The Wild Woman is available at every stage of _____________, whether as a mentor or a spirit within the female herself.

3. What does the man organize in order to help the sisters get to know him better and to not be afraid of him?

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. One of the most profound changes in a female's adult life is the discovery of the power of ___________.

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