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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The young woman becomes endangered through playing with her female siblings and by breaking the one ________ her husband had given her.
(a) Necklace.
(b) Rule.
(c) Vase.
(d) Statue.

2. Estes thinks there is deep healing when women find ways to save their ____________, as a kind of personal reclamation project.
(a) Marriages.
(b) Souls.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Bodies.

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

4. What has the man hoped to find when he ended up finding the remains of the Skeleton Woman instead?
(a) A piece of silver.
(b) A treasure.
(c) His family chest.
(d) Food for weeks.

5. The ____________ is the one who destroyed the original shoes of the girl, though she was also opposed to the new ones.
(a) King.
(b) Old Woman.
(c) Queen.
(d) Crow Woman.

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

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

8. 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 shoes.
(b) Her home.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) Her books.

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

10. The father wanted to be sure the younger people would learn to either _____________ the matter or to follow through.
(a) Enjoy.
(b) Drop.
(c) Avoid.
(d) Belittle.

11. The author is drawn to the idea of the Wild Woman because of the way she has been draw to her favorite animal, the ___________.
(a) Cat.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Wolf.

12. What was discovered about the man's past which causes the help for the sister to kill this dangerous man?
(a) The man killed his past wives.
(b) The man was going to leave the sister.
(c) The man was the Devil.
(d) The man was a ghost.

13. When girls grow up, they receive an enormous education, according to the author, on how to deal with ____________.
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Society.
(d) Teachers.

14. One of the most profound changes in a female's adult life is the discovery of the power of ___________.
(a) Fertility.
(b) Partnership.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Motherhood.

15. What rots away after the Skeleton Woman is killed or brutally injured, depending on the version of the story?
(a) Her clothing.
(b) Her flesh.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. A true name is often hidden because knowledge of it was seen as giving great ______________ to those who knew one's true name.

2. Who caused the Skeleton Woman to brutally suffer during the course of her life?

3. The discussion of being a woman is beneficial to the reader as it helps to point out what _________ the author may have.

4. The man in the story is courting ________________ in the story of Manawee in this section of the book.

5. How many rabbis are taken to the Seventh Vault of the Seventh Heaven by an angel of God?

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