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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The information gathered during the activity that the author describes as being done so through silence and _____________.
(a) Invisibility.
(b) Truth.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Predatory instincts.

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) Smoke.
(b) Light.
(c) Acid.
(d) Energy.

4. In another story, the woman ends up killing _______________ in order to stop the situation from ending the way it looked like it was ending.
(a) Her children.
(b) Her husband.
(c) His mother.
(d) Her mother.

5. What does the man go off to the native country in order to do, leaving the woman alone in their former home?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Marry another woman.
(c) Start a business.
(d) Live with his parents.

6. Through what does Baubo see the world, as described in this story?
(a) Eyebrows.
(b) Fingertips.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Nipples.

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

8. A __________ finds a wolf trapped in a trap, apparently being of human origin and able to communicate.
(a) Boy.
(b) Man.
(c) Woman.
(d) King.

9. ___________ is used to symbolize what is an essential property that vitalizes inert materials into life when combined with them in just the right way.
(a) Light.
(b) Paint.
(c) Water.
(d) Fog.

10. The woman feels compassion for the wold as she is not in the position of being a __________.
(a) Cook.
(b) Leader.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Mother.

11. When the man and the woman are together, they have a few ___________ which ends up complicating things.
(a) Children.
(b) Fights.
(c) Houses.
(d) Animals.

12. The main story in this section is about a man who is ______________ and then he finds a woman.
(a) A soldier.
(b) Shopping at the market.
(c) A demon.
(d) Lonely.

13. Who is the daughter of the goddess, the one who is swept away to the Underworld and hidden away?
(a) Estes.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Hades.
(d) Persephone.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author explores the behavior of ____________ and shows the readers a variety of its functions.

2. What kind of humor did Baubo use in order to pick up the spirits of the depressed goddess?

3. What will happen after the time period that the man and the woman will live together? She can ____________.

4. Estes talks to the readers about rage and about having ________ with it in order to better understand it.

5. Estes introduces the idea of projective _________________, a psychotherapy term about the receptiveness of a patient to stories.

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