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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many people have subconsciously wondered if they were going to be __________ when a person sneaks up on them.
(a) Tickled.
(b) Perceptive.
(c) Harmed.
(d) Surprised.

2. How does the woman help the wolf after freeing it from the trap, according to the story in the chapter?
(a) Tends to its wound.
(b) She doesn't.
(c) Points out the hunters.
(d) Takes it home.

3. The fact that the girl is not attracted to the Devil at all triggers a powerful blast of _________ that hurls him away from her.
(a) Light.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Energy.
(d) Acid.

4. The man begins to not show that he loves the woman, possibly heavily influenced by a conflict of __________.
(a) Spirits.
(b) Values.
(c) Children.
(d) Families.

5. Why did the woman think that she needed to bring back the throat hair to the person who she asked for help?
(a) For a shirt.
(b) For a new rug.
(c) For a headdress.
(d) For a magic potion.

6. The woman was directed to head for the forest in order to renew her __________ so she could begin again.
(a) Blood.
(b) Life.
(c) Vows.
(d) Crown.

7. What does La Lllorona mean when it is roughly translated into English?
(a) Dying Woman.
(b) Skeleton Woman.
(c) Weeping Woman.
(d) Deep Woman.

8. The man persuades the woman to try living with him for ___________ years without entrapping her violently.
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

9. What happens during the course of the partnership between the man and the woman?
(a) They have a child.
(b) They move away from the water.
(c) Their house burns down.
(d) They meet Baba Yaga.

10. The girl is not __________ to the Devil at all, which helps to keep her safe and sound.
(a) Naive.
(b) Agreeable.
(c) Blind.
(d) Sexually attracted.

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

12. Estes talks to the readers about rage and about having ________ with it in order to better understand it.
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Tea.

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

14. Who is the mother goddess who becomes despondent over the loss of her daughter to the Underworld god?
(a) Estes.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Hades.
(d) Demeter.

15. In one version of the story, the woman attacks the man, hurting him emotionally to conform to the _____________.
(a) Government policies.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Legalities of common law marriages.
(d) Social order.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did the wife go in order to find out how to help her husband with his problems?

2. A woman in the story is forced into the __________ by some nascent, innate, and powerful force.

3. Women need to acknowledge and appreciate what the author calls the _____________ of women.

4. The main story in this section is about a man who is ______________ and then he finds a woman.

5. ___________ is used to symbolize what is an essential property that vitalizes inert materials into life when combined with them in just the right way.

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