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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The lesson of the story is that there are times when it pays off to not be ________, whether we like this truth or not.
(a) Nice.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

2. Natural, healthy self love and confidence are a part of the innate _____________ of females, according to the author.
(a) Well being.
(b) Memory.
(c) Nature.
(d) Truth.

3. Who does the sister cry out to in order to help her escape from the man who seems to have dangerous tendencies?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brothers.
(d) Her sisters.

4. An Old Woman alone can find she holds within herself incredible abilities of _________________.
(a) Anger.
(b) Aggressiveness.
(c) Transformation.
(d) Perception.

5. The author is drawn to the idea of the Wild Woman because of the way she has been draw to her favorite animal, the ___________.
(a) Tiger.
(b) Cat.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Estes thinks there is deep healing when women find ways to save their ____________, as a kind of personal reclamation project.

2. A true name is often hidden because knowledge of it was seen as giving great ______________ to those who knew one's true name.

3. The author talks about how she and a female friend celebrated and healed themselves with a/an _____________ production.

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

5. Who eventually finds the Skeleton Woman, though he is not necessarily pleased with this discovery?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the man eventually learn about the twin daughters that he wants to marry, though he cannot be near them?

2. Why do the Taoists call women the gateway, according to the author's writing in this section of the book?

3. How does the author define the idea of a feral woman in this chapter of the book?

4. What happens when the fisherman goes out to sea and catches the Skeleton Woman in his hook?

5. What is the quest the stepmother and sisters send the young girl off on, hoping that she will never return?

6. What does the second story of the rabbits with Ezekiel's wheel tell about the relationship between the wisest and transformational experiences?

7. What happens to the Skeleton Woman as she is being dragged behind the boat of the fisherman?

8. What does the girl think will happen if she continues to be kind to her new stepmother and stepsisters?

9. What seems to be the purpose of the father's request in the story of the man, the twins, and the father?

10. What do the mother and the duckling both want for the duckling in its life?

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