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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. What does the girl have to do in order to get what she came to the old woman for?

2. What was discovered about the man's past which causes the help for the sister to kill this dangerous man?

3. The author suggests that when many people strive to avoid or to run from _____________ that they are coping with what relating to another has confronted them with.

4. What is the gift the dying mother gives to her daughter when she is on her deathbed, telling the girl to hide it away?

5. What has the man hoped to find when he ended up finding the remains of the Skeleton Woman instead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does the young girl receive the doll in the first story from her mother?

9. How does the duckling come to find out that he is actually a swan rather than being like his brothers and sisters?

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 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 concept of transformation is one that seems to be addressed frequently in the stories the author has to share.

Part 1: Why do you think the idea of transformation is so important in this book?

Part 2: Do you think that everyone goes through a period of transformation in their lives? Why or why not?

Part 3: What might happen if a person was never to transform in their lives?

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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