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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. In tribes where men do the ___________, the men are highly revered. But in cultures where women do it, they are not revered.

2. In her moment of awakening, Sue began to touch the ___________ of her feminine life.

3. In May, Sue attended a Journey into ____________ conference on St. Simon Island off the coast of Georgia.

4. What does Sue learn that some people think that ERA stands for, in addition to Equal Rights Amendment?

5. Psychologists have discovered that there are differences in the ways that the genders make ________ decisions.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Sue do in order to symbolically cast away the old when she realizes she needs to get rid of her assumptions?

3. Why does Sue have troubles talking with God about her problems in life?

4. What is Sue's daughter doing when the two men begin to make insulting comments to her in the opening pages of the book?

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

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

7. What are some of the issues women face when they enter the workforce, according to Sue Monk Kidd?

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

9. How does Sue feel that the scriptures in the Church are explained away, reducing the power of females?

10. What does the old woman's t-shirt say which Sue sees when she tries to envision a world which is equal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At first, Sandy reacts to the idea of the Goddess when they are in Avebury, thinking that it sounds odd.

Part 1: Why might Sandy have had the reaction that he did to the word Goddess?

Part 2: What might your reaction be to the word Goddess if you heard it uttered aloud?

Part 3: Do you think that all cultures have had some form of goddess worship at some point? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The men in the drugstore note that a woman's place is on her knees, which infuriates Sue.

Part 1: Why do you think these men believe that women should be on their knees before men?

Part 2: Do you think that all men believe that women should be subservient?

Part 3: How might you have reacted if you heard the men say that a woman should be on their knees?

Essay Topic 3

In life, women are seen as the caretakers of men, committed to making sure everyone else is okay.

Part 1: Why do you think women are the ones who are typically the caretakers?

Part 2: Do you think that men can be caretakers of others?

Part 3: How is it damaging to be a caretaker of others?

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