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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 lesson of the story is that there are times when it pays off to not be ________, whether we like this truth or not.

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

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. The duckling is accepted because he __________ like the others in this new group of friends.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the girl who is poor actually someone who is rich, according to the author as the story is told?

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

4. What is wrong with the shoes that the girl receives later on in the story?

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

6. What is the overall purpose of the story of La Loba of the American Southwest as Estes explains in the first section?

7. Why does the man with the strange feature want the three sisters to do with him?

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

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

10. What is Vasilisa sent home with in order to help start the fire at the house where she lives with her family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author points out that every woman has soul skin or 'seal skin' that they must learn to wear and to go back to.

Part 1: Do you agree that everyone has a true self? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think living as your true self might change the way you live today?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important that you try to find your true self?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The idea of the Wild Woman is one that the author introduces in this book as being the state a woman should try to reclaim.

Part 1: Why do you think the idea of a Wild Woman is so important?

Part 2: Do you agree that the idea of a Wild Woman is one which a woman should strive for? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think you might become a Wild Woman (even if you are a man)?

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