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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The doll is a source of ____________ for the girl as the mother knew that the girl would have a difficult life.
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Pain.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Memory.

2. The shoes the girl receives later in the story are not coming directly from her __________, so they are corrupted.
(a) Home.
(b) Brain.
(c) Closet.
(d) Soul.

3. What is destroyed by a seemingly benevolent evil force when the girl is introduced to the idea of wealth and is taken in by it?
(a) Her books.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Her home.
(d) Her clothing.

4. Estes rediscovers the ___________ of the female form from a position of strength, rather than just superficial measurement.
(a) Size.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Brilliance.
(d) Shape.

5. The problem of the duckling running away is one that affects the entire ____________.
(a) Ocean.
(b) World.
(c) City.
(d) Family.

6. For some, the wolf is seen as just a menace, especially to _____________, according to the author.
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Men.

7. A true name is often hidden because knowledge of it was seen as giving great ______________ to those who knew one's true name.
(a) Stories.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Power.
(d) Riches.

8. When the duckling happens to see his reflection in the water, what does he find that he is now?
(a) A swan.
(b) A dog.
(c) A human.
(d) A butterfly.

9. Skeleton Woman began as a ___________ woman at the start of the story.
(a) Royal.
(b) Native.
(c) Maid.
(d) Living.

10. What happens after the mother gives up on the duckling after her own struggles on his behalf?
(a) The duckling runs away.
(b) The mother is ostracized.
(c) The mother dies.
(d) The ducking tries to drown itself.

11. People used to fear _____________ as they were an indication of strangeness when they were seen in society.
(a) Birthmarks.
(b) Children.
(c) Men.
(d) Twins.

12. The author looks into how the wild woman _____________ can serve a healing function for women who have been oppressed.
(a) Story.
(b) Dyad.
(c) Archetype.
(d) Religion.

13. What does Manawee have to discover in order to be able to court the woman/women that he wants to court?
(a) Their favorite colors.
(b) Their true names.
(c) Her totem animal.
(d) Her patron spirit.

14. Who caused the Skeleton Woman to brutally suffer during the course of her life?
(a) No one.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

15. The sister that stays with the man is endangered by the __________ of the man, not by the strange feature he has.
(a) Water.
(b) Cat.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl have to do in order to get what she came to the old woman for?

2. An Old Woman alone can find she holds within herself incredible abilities of _________________.

3. The father believed the lovers would be able to persevere if they married with the _______________ kind of real love.

4. What has the man hoped to find when he ended up finding the remains of the Skeleton Woman instead?

5. The protector of the woman/women just wants to make sure that Manawee is interested in his love's true ___________.

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