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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over time the bear was able to feel __________ enough to enjoy the food offerings from the woman.
(a) Safe.
(b) Strong.
(c) Awake.
(d) Alert.

2. The information gathered during the activity that the author describes as being done so through silence and _____________.
(a) Predatory instincts.
(b) Invisibility.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Truth.

3. The author encourages people to seek out ______________ for the relief of the shame of holding onto a secret.
(a) Psychoanalysis.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Meditation.

4. From what culture is the story of La Llorona from as told by the author in this section of the book?
(a) Italian.
(b) Latina.
(c) French.
(d) Russian.

5. Unlike other animals, this woman can transform into a __________ when she is on land.
(a) Human.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Fish.
(d) Seal.

6. When the man came back from his journey away from home, he returned with a number of ____________ problems.
(a) Family.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Financial.

7. The arrangement that the man and the woman make after she finds her skin reflect a/an ____________ assessment of the situation.
(a) Complicated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Honest.
(d) Difficult.

8. Through what does Baubo see the world, as described in this story?
(a) Eyebrows.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Fingertips.
(d) Nipples.

9. Who pointed out to this person who sold the daughter away that it was an agreement made with the Devil?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The King.
(c) The husband.
(d) The wife.

10. Estes introduces the idea of projective _________________, a psychotherapy term about the receptiveness of a patient to stories.
(a) Subjectivity.
(b) Interpretation.
(c) Identification.
(d) Objectivity.

11. In this chapter, Estes talks about ____________ and how they can affect peoples' lives in general.
(a) Joys.
(b) Fears.
(c) Stereotypes.
(d) Secrets.

12. Without other companionship, the lonely man is even more keen to find a __________, so he tries to be with the woman.
(a) Child.
(b) Mate.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Home.

13. The power of Demeter's ___________ released her from the depression that had started to take over.
(a) Flying.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Smile.

14. It is the __________ of Baubo that ends up saving the goddess from the depths of her depression.
(a) Toes.
(b) Body.
(c) Tears.
(d) Comedy.

15. What kind of humor did Baubo use in order to pick up the spirits of the depressed goddess?
(a) Family.
(b) Academic.
(c) Nature.
(d) Sexual.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman asks the wolf, "If I free you, will you ________ me?" And the wolf promises that it will not.

2. Estes refers to a woman's natural creative powers as __________ that nourishes the woman and sustains her.

3. Who ends up finding the woman's original skin, the skin she has been missing since her marriage?

4. Who decides to return to the home on land in order to live with the father?

5. How does the woman help the wolf after freeing it from the trap, according to the story in the chapter?

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