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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. Which child(ren) in the family at the Chatooga River is allowed to go to the edge of the water?

2. What does Sue take from the forest in order to create a symbol of herself beginning to hatch her own life?

3. What was the nickname that was given to Sue as a child by her brother, according to her recollection?

4. What is Sue's daughter stocking when the incident with the men takes place in the beginning of the book?

5. Who is the teacher at the charm school that Sue attends when she is a young girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the ways in which snakes have been interpreted in other readings, besides being evil in the Garden of Eden?

2. How does Sue feel that women have become inferior in the way they think and behave, even though they are not this way naturally?

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

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

5. What does the Bible seem to say about the way in which women are made for men? What are they meant to do in their lives in service of men?

6. How does Sue define her state of being an Unambiguous Woman? What does this mean she does in relation to men?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Sue realizes that women are conditioned to turn to men for solutions and for insight into their troubles.

Part 1: What is wrong with turning to someone else when you have a problem?

Part 2: Why are women told to turn to men in order to help them when they are troubled?

Part 3: What part do men play in this relationship of women turning to men for help? How do they support this dependent relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Sue is careful to not express the anger she begins to feel about the role of women in society and the patriarchy.

Part 1: Why does Sue try to hold back her anger?

Part 2: Does the idea that Sue is holding back her anger come from a sense of control over her emotions by the patriarchy?

Part 3: Would it be better for Sue to express her anger? Why or why not?

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