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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do the animals decide to buy in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?
(a) A cave.
(b) A hoe.
(c) A bone.
(d) A tractor.
2. In "The King's Favorite," when does the king remember the girl's disobedience?
(a) When she is old.
(b) He does not remember.
(c) On her 13th birthday.
(d) When she dies.
3. What does the king send for in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud"?
(a) A singer.
(b) A knight.
(c) A queen.
(d) A poet.
4. In what country did "Merry Prank" originate?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Holland.
5. In "The Three Sillies," what does the maiden weep over in the basement?
(a) A screwdriver.
(b) A dying bird.
(c) A mallet.
(d) A broken heart.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what condition are the tricksters released in "The Tall Tales"?
2. In "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows," the weeds turn into _____________.
3. What is the prophecy in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?
4. In "Chelm Justice," whom does the judge sentence to die instead of the original criminal?
5. What is the king trying to decide in "The White Cat"?
Short Essay Questions
1. The king wants to decide who is more clever in "Merry Prank." Which characters are considered by the king? Who is victorious?
2. Why is no one in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" allowed to say the word five?
3. What does the town do in "Li Chi Slays the Serpent" to repay the girl for slaying the serpent?
4. Who marries the princess in "Crack and Crook"? Why?
5. What does the sky god in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories" want in exchange for stories?
6. What makes the poet in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud" truly happy?
7. Why is the king in "Quevedo and the King" mad at Quevedo?
8. How does the young boy trick the king in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?
9. What does the servant tell his lord at the end of "Helping to Lie"?
10. Who do the three brothers try to trick in "The Tall Tales" and why? What becomes of the brothers?
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