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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. What does the girl have to do in order to get what she came to the old woman for?
(a) Kill her sisters.
(b) Get the hair from the dog.
(c) Perform 8 tasks.
(d) Give up her doll.

2. What is the strange mark that the man has in the first story that is shared in this section of the book?
(a) Large mole.
(b) Blue beard.
(c) Third eye.
(d) Blue eyes.

3. The author talks about how she and a female friend celebrated and healed themselves with a/an _____________ production.
(a) Naked.
(b) Backstage.
(c) On stage.
(d) Elaborate.

4. One day, the duckling dares to approach some other water ____________, finding they are friendly.
(a) Fowl.
(b) Fish.
(c) Vermin.
(d) Mammals.

5. The child hopes that her __________ will help to transform the stepmother and her stepsisters into kinder beings.
(a) Kindness.
(b) Doll.
(c) Work ethic.
(d) Wand.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fact that the woman the child goes to see is ____________ is an indication of her independence.

2. The father wanted to be sure the younger people would learn to either _____________ the matter or to follow through.

3. What is destroyed by a seemingly benevolent evil force when the girl is introduced to the idea of wealth and is taken in by it?

4. The problem of the duckling running away is one that affects the entire ____________.

5. _____________ strives to protect his/her strange child from the outside world, but is unable to do so.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the shoes that the girl has made for herself before she become wealthier?

2. What is the problem with the dog in the story of the man who wants to marry the twin daughters?

3. Who does the girl cry out to when she senses she needs protection from her new husband?

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

5. What does the author suggest to be one of the most profound changes in a female's adult life?

6. What does Estes say about her relationship with the Wild Woman archetype? How was she drawn to the archetype?

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

8. What are some of the ways in which Estes believes that women's bodies have been attacked?

9. What is the rumor that goes around about the man with the strange appearance?

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

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