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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Without other companionship, the lonely man is even more keen to find a __________, so he tries to be with the woman.
(a) Home.
(b) Mate.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Child.

2. Estes introduces the idea of projective _________________, a psychotherapy term about the receptiveness of a patient to stories.
(a) Subjectivity.
(b) Interpretation.
(c) Objectivity.
(d) Identification.

3. Estes says that mentally and emotionally, people may suffer from areas where they lack _____________.
(a) Secrets.
(b) Anger.
(c) Feeling.
(d) Truth.

4. Animals reveal themselves and hide from their opponents with a kind of sensitivity that is common among ___________.
(a) Witches.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Children.

5. Estes shares a story about a woman whose husband committed suicide and ____________ began to treat the woman badly.
(a) Her family.
(b) Their son.
(c) Their daughter.
(d) His family.

6. Who decides to return to the home on land in order to live with the father?
(a) Wife and son.
(b) Son.
(c) Wife.
(d) Daughter.

7. Estes assures readers that freeing themselves from keeping the wrong sorts of secrets will offer great ___________.
(a) Relief.
(b) Rewards.
(c) Energy.
(d) Trust.

8. Estes refers to a woman's natural creative powers as __________ that nourishes the woman and sustains her.
(a) A purpose
(b) A river.
(c) A light.
(d) A child.

9. A woman and a man are in love with each other and they are with each other, but they are not ____________.
(a) Married.
(b) Living with each other.
(c) A true family.
(d) A connected soul group.

10. When the man came back from his journey away from home, he returned with a number of ____________ problems.
(a) Financial.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Family.
(d) Emotional.

11. It is the __________ of Baubo that ends up saving the goddess from the depths of her depression.
(a) Tears.
(b) Toes.
(c) Body.
(d) Comedy.

12. The power of Demeter's ___________ released her from the depression that had started to take over.
(a) Laughter.
(b) Flying.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Smile.

13. A young couple was married before the husband had to go _______________.
(a) To the lands of his family.
(b) To a retreat.
(c) To war.
(d) To work.

14. One must avoid the foolhardy is the moral of the story of the Little __________ Girl, according to the interpretation of Estes.
(a) Match.
(b) Light.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Butter.

15. The wife began to find herself bringing the husband _____________ when he decided to start sleeping outside.
(a) Blankets.
(b) Food.
(c) A tent.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman is a _______-woman in this story, which makes her unique and different from other women.

2. Where does the woman end up looking for the souls of her children, as directed by the saint?

3. Through what does Baubo see the world, as described in this story?

4. The arrangement that the man and the woman make after she finds her skin reflect a/an ____________ assessment of the situation.

5. The author encourages people to seek out ______________ for the relief of the shame of holding onto a secret.

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