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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 assures readers that freeing themselves from keeping the wrong sorts of secrets will offer great ___________.

2. Baubo is a grown woman's ________ as visualized in the context of the story in this chapter.

3. The man persuades the woman to try living with him for ___________ years without entrapping her violently.

4. Those that have been that light and silent know there is an ease and a kind of __________ about it.

5. When the man came back from his journey away from home, he returned with a number of ____________ problems.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some healthy ways to manage experience and feelings associated with events?

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

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

5. What is the relationship between the man and the woman in the story called the Weeping Woman?

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

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

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

9. How does this image of Baubo relate to the world in terms of speaking and seeing the world?

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

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 author suggests many people use relationships in order to cope with other things which have happened in their lives.

Part 1: Why do you think people use relationships to cope with their past?

Part 2: How do you think you use relationships in your own life? Why?

Part 3: Do you think it's a good idea to use a relationship to heal yourself? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The love between the King and his new wife stayed strong, even while he was at war and incorrect messages were spread between them.

Part 1: Why do you think the love remained strong as ever while they were apart?

Part 2: Do you think that you could have stayed in this relationship? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think couples today can learn from this story? Why are these lessons important?

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