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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. Estes talks to the readers about rage and about having ________ with it in order to better understand it.

2. There is often _________ associated with exposing the shame associated with the events that have been carried by someone.

3. What kind of humor did Baubo use in order to pick up the spirits of the depressed goddess?

4. What happens during the course of the partnership between the man and the woman?

5. The ________, or some other symptom, will appear soon or later, sending the woman a message that she needs to return home.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the world when Demeter's depression became destructive?

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

3. What does the father do in order to gain material wealth in his life, though it is an accident?

4. Why did the husband begin to sleep outside after he came home from war?

5. Why was Demeter despondent in the story of herself and her daughter?

6. What does the wolf's eyelash do for the woman when she carries it around with her?

7. What does Estes suggest to the reader as being a helpful way to relieve the shame of holding a secret?

8. What was the problem when the husband went off to war and then did not come back for a few years?

9. What are some of the lessons that women can learn from animals in their life?

10. What didn't the parents of the dead husband want to admit to themselves, so they were cruel to the widow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The man who is strange looking convinces the sisters that if they were to stay with him, they would change their perspective of him.

Part 1: Do you think it's important to try to face down one's fears and beliefs? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think the sisters could have been more open to the man and to his appearance?

Part 3: Do you think you can always learn to like someone when you get to know them? Why or why not?

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

Baubo entertains Demeter so that she can deal with the loss of her daughter Persephone and begin to seek out her daughter again.

Part 1: Do you think that humor is necessary in order to survive in life? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you use humor in your life? Do you use it to help you through tough times? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think Demeter responds so favorably to the use of humor by Baubo?

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