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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 wife continued to make efforts to show her husband __________, and was patient and persistent with him.
(a) Affection.
(b) Generosity.
(c) The children.
(d) Her smile.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Many of life's travails, Estes says, follow the pattern of ____________, as life imitates art and art imitates life.

2. What happened as Demeter shouted out and her depression become greater and greater?

3. Many people have subconsciously wondered if they were going to be __________ when a person sneaks up on them.

4. Who accidentally sells his/her daughter to the Devil in order to reap financial gain?

5. Unlike other animals, this woman can transform into a __________ when she is on land.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man inform the woman of as they are having troubles with each other?

2. What is so intimidating or anxiety provoking about the shadowing of wolves?

3. What is different about the woman who is portrayed in the story at the start of this section?

4. How does the woman respond to the actions of her partner when she is told what is to happen?

5. What was the quest the wife was sent on by the older woman healer in the town, upon hearing of the woman's plight?

6. What does Estes mean by the idea of a double-bind when it comes to secrets kept by women?

7. What does the author explain the seal skin is in the context of this story and in the context of women as a whole?

8. What did the older woman healer do with the hair once the wife returned from her journey with it?

9. How does this image of Baubo relate to the world in terms of speaking and seeing the world?

10. What is the relationship between the man and the woman in the story called the Weeping Woman?

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