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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. The duckling finds he is treated well with this new group, though it feels ____________ having received such bad treatment in the past.

2. When girls grow up, they receive an enormous education, according to the author, on how to deal with ____________.

3. Who does the young girl go off to see in order to get the item that the stepmother and step sisters have requested?

4. La Mariposa, the __________ Woman, turns out to be a generously proportioned grandmother.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the young girl receive the doll in the first story from her mother?

2. What does the second story of the rabbits with Ezekiel's wheel tell about the relationship between the wisest and transformational experiences?

3. How does the duckling come to find out that he is actually a swan rather than being like his brothers and sisters?

4. What does the story propose as a challenge to the man who wants to marry his twin daughters?

5. What is Vasilisa sent home with in order to help start the fire at the house where she lives with her family?

6. What is the overall purpose of the story of La Loba of the American Southwest as Estes explains in the first section?

7. What happens to the Skeleton Woman as she is being dragged behind the boat of the fisherman?

8. What happens when the fisherman goes out to sea and catches the Skeleton Woman in his hook?

9. Who does the girl cry out to when she senses she needs protection from her new husband?

10. What is the problem with the dog in the story of the man who wants to marry the twin daughters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The tale of the beautiful swan is one in which the swan begins to find their 'home' when they go away from where they've grown up.

Part 1: Why do you think it's a good idea to seek out the ones who already understand you?

Part 2: Do you think there's merit in being with others who are not like you? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the swan missed a lesson in not staying with those who mocked it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author points out that women experience pain from having had bad experiences and this is what causes a woman to strive to change.

Part 1: Do you think pain always leads to a change in a person? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think a person needs to suffer in order to learn certain lessons? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you feel that in your life you've had to feel pain in order to grow or to change into a better person? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The author points out that every woman has soul skin or 'seal skin' that they must learn to wear and to go back to.

Part 1: Do you agree that everyone has a true self? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think living as your true self might change the way you live today?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important that you try to find your true self?

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