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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. Why is Glooscap sad in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
2. In what country did "Merry Prank" originate?
3. In "Merry Prank," the king wants to see if ________is more clever then his jesters.
4. What happens in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" when the forbidden word is spoken?
5. What is the man in "The Seventh Father of the House" looking for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the servant tell his lord at the end of "Helping to Lie"?
2. What does the sky god in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories" want in exchange for stories?
3. What does the man put in his trunk in "The Prayer that was Answered"? What does he discover in his trunk when he arrives home?
4. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," how does the Hodja manage to keep the cauldron?
5. What is wrong with Mr. Fox in the story "Mr. Fox"?
6. What makes the poet in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud" truly happy?
7. How does the guard lie to the king in the story "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer"?
8. Why is no one in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" allowed to say the word five?
9. Describe the prophecy in "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail."
10. Why does the Hodja walk out of the service the first time in "Nars-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit "?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the reasoning for Yolen's choice to organize her book. What is the structural benefit of the organization? Is it cohesive?
Essay Topic 2
What does the title of the section "The Getting of Wisdom'' mean to you? What do you think this title means to Yolen? Choose one story from this section and explain that story's definition of wisdom.
Essay Topic 3
Each folktale in Yolen's collection has a title. Discuss the significance of ''Wagging My Tail in the Mud." Include a brief summary of the story and how the title relates to the plot.
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