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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The lesson of the story is that there are times when it pays off to not be ________, whether we like this truth or not.
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Nice.

5. The new shoes represent exactly what the ___________ wanted for her life, not what she necessarily wanted.
(a) Government.
(b) Devil.
(c) Queen.
(d) Mother.

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

7. What are the rabbis shown when they are in the Seventh Heaven, as led by the angel?
(a) The Ten Commandments.
(b) God.
(c) Ezekiel's Wheel.
(d) Jacob's Ladder.

8. ______________, the author says, also face troubles with fitting in at more than one phase of life.
(a) Wolves.
(b) Females.
(c) Birds.
(d) Bears.

9. 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 home.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) Her shoes.

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

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

12. Taoists call women the ____________ through which all human life emerges, whether they are male or female.
(a) Womb.
(b) Arch.
(c) Doorway.
(d) Gateway.

13. Estes points out there are nasty _____________ methods designed to reduce body love and self confidence.
(a) Physical.
(b) Mental.
(c) Financial.
(d) Spiritual.

14. The second story in the opening section shows that it is wisest to make neither too much nor too little of _________________ experiences.
(a) Difficult.
(b) Honest.
(c) Transformational.
(d) Childhood.

15. What is the gift the dying mother gives to her daughter when she is on her deathbed, telling the girl to hide it away?
(a) A book.
(b) Money.
(c) A wand.
(d) A small doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. The tendency of the young girl towards _______________ is in an effort to be treated properly and better through pleasing others.

2. A true name is something that is often used in families in association with _______________.

3. Both the mother and the ___________ want the strange child to be accepted in society and in the family.

4. The author talks about how she and a female friend celebrated and healed themselves with a/an _____________ production.

5. The author is drawn to the idea of the Wild Woman because of the way she has been draw to her favorite animal, the ___________.

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