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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author looks into how the wild woman _____________ can serve a healing function for women who have been oppressed.

3. What is NOT one of the secret worlds that Estes talks about in the section of the Body in Fairy Tales?

4. What does the animal learn about the love of Manawee, though it is difficult for the animal to remember?

5. What did the skeptical rabbi who went into heaven think of the experience that he had?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the others do when it's clear that one of the eggs in a bunch is not the same as the others?

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

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

5. What happened between the father of the Skeleton Woman and the women herself?

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

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

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

9. What is peculiar about the man who is the focal point of the first story in this section?

10. What does the author believe the Wild Woman archetype can do for the American woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of the heroine's journey is one which plays out again and again in this manuscript, showing the reader that one struggles in order to win.

Part 1: Why do you think that the journey story seems to be the same again and again?

Part 2: How do you think a person might be changed after enduring a heroine's journey?

Part 3: Do you think that your life is a heroine's or hero's journey? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In many stories, there is the emergence of a powerful guide, someone who can help the main character begin to know themselves better and to be stronger.

Part 1: Why do you think so many stories include some sort of guide for the main figure?

Part 2: Do you think it's always necessary to have a guide in one's life in order to move forward? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think Vasilisa would have done if she had not had the doll at her side?

Essay Topic 3

It's no surprise that the author delves into the discussion of women's bodies and how they have been attacked.

Part 1: How do you think women's bodies are attacked in this world?

Part 2: Do you think there will ever come a time when women's bodies are not being attacked in some way? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think women's bodies are attacked more often than men's bodies? Or do you think this is a misconception?

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