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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. The woman was directed to head for the forest in order to renew her __________ so she could begin again.

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

4. A woman in the story is forced into the __________ by some nascent, innate, and powerful force.

5. The woman is a _______-woman in this story, which makes her unique and different from other women.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the idea that the author introduces to the reader which will make the stories helpful?

7. How does the woman respond to the actions of her partner when she is told what is to happen?

8. What happens when the Weeping Woman ends up at the Gates of Heaven in the story in this section?

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

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 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 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

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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