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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A man at a mixed gender retreat responded to a woman's concern that the Church marginalized women by saying that the church is _______ and it makes mistakes.
(a) Perfect.
(b) Human.
(c) Dumb.
(d) Honored.

2. Being _______ had always seemed vaguely limiting, confining, lacking in power, and second-class.
(a) A writer.
(b) Alone.
(c) Female.
(d) Male.

3. Christian communities continue to accept the Letter of __________ as proof that women are to be silenced.
(a) Timothy.
(b) Mark.
(c) Paul.
(d) Thomas.

4. What does Sue mistakenly call herself when she is at the monastery and introduces herself to someone else?
(a) Mother Sue.
(b) Monk Sue.
(c) Father Sue.
(d) Sister Sue.

5. Which child(ren) in the family at the Chatooga River is allowed to go to the edge of the water?
(a) Both the boy and the girl.
(b) Neither.
(c) Girl.
(d) Boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sue as she is talking to Sandy about the emotions coming up for her?

2. During the dream that Sue has about herself, who does she give birth to?

3. Sue believes that like the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz," patriarchal society's heart is being cut away by a ____________.

4. Sue realizes she has labeled herself the __________ woman, putting male authority figures at the center of her life and accepting a secondary role.

5. Both sexes contain the same qualities in their decision-making, but their _____________ differs.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the differences between men and women as pointed out in the section called, "Spirit Over Nature?"

2. Does Sue ever find a discussion of a time when women were considered to be equal to men in theological studies?

3. What is the story that Sue's friend Betty shares with her about how a family teaches their children about the river?

4. What happens the first time that Sue points out that women get a rotten deal when it comes to society?

5. What is the role of women according to television and movies, according to Sue's findings?

6. How does Sue try to avoid dealing with the emerging realization of the Feminine Wound in this section of the book?

7. What is the 'Great Imbalance' that Sue defines in this section of the book in the discussion about patriarchy?

8. What does Sue point out that many pregnant women apologize to their husbands for?

9. What is the dream that causes Sue Monk Kidd to question her own life and how she relates to it?

10. How would a person describe the life of Sue Monk Kidd at this point of the book in relation to her family, profession, and religion?

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