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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 is the significance of the skin that the person ends up finding for the woman? It is her ________.

2. Who decides to return to the home on land in order to live with the father?

3. Animals reveal themselves and hide from their opponents with a kind of sensitivity that is common among ___________.

4. Who is the daughter of the goddess, the one who is swept away to the Underworld and hidden away?

5. It is the __________ of Baubo that ends up saving the goddess from the depths of her depression.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening to the woman over the course of the time she spends with the man?

2. What is the image of Baubo in the story that is chosen for the reader in this chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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)?

Essay Topic 2

The sister realizes that something is different with Bluebeard and she calls out for help.

Part 1: Do you think intuition is something which can protect you? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think you can become better at listening to your intuition?

Part 3: Do you think you should always listen to your intuition? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The many challenges that Vasilisa has to encounter serve to make her stronger and to help her defeat the evil women in her life.

Part 1: Why do you think that Baba Yaga gave Vasilisa all of those challenges?

Part 2: Do you think that Baba Yaga knew Vasilisa had the doll with her? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that Baba Yaga wanted to hurt Vasilisa? Why or why not?

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