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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the water mother's baby do when he is born?
(a) Looks for a place to build a castle.
(b) Looks for his father.
(c) Conquers his father's henchmen.
(d) Looks for someone to sow seeds in the land.

2. What is happening when the Water-Mother experiences an upsurge of energy?
(a) Monsters are swallowing the sun.
(b) Lemminkainen is being born.
(c) The Maid of Pohja is singing to her.
(d) The small bird's eggs are hatching on her knee.

3. What does Lemminkainen do to press his suit?
(a) He bribes the woman's brother.
(b) He tricks her into coming to his hut.
(c) He bribes the Creator.
(d) He takes a job as a shepherd.

4. What is Vainamoinen missing as he works with the wood Sampsa brought him?
(a) Three magic words.
(b) Iron hoops.
(c) Gum for caulking.
(d) A helper.

5. What does Vainamoinen resolve to build at the beginning of Part 16?
(a) A cave.
(b) A tampo.
(c) A boat.
(d) A tree.

6. What occasion marks the end of Lemminkainen and Kyllikki's happiness?
(a) Kyllikki tells Lemmenkainen's enemies the secret of his vulnerability.
(b) Kyllikki betrays Lemminkainen with Vainamoinen.
(c) Kyllikki goes dancing and Lemmenkainen confronts her.
(d) Lemmenkainen abandons Kyllikki on an island.

7. What name is the Water-Mother given?
(a) Louhi.
(b) Earth Mother.
(c) Ilmatar.
(d) The Maid of Pohja.

8. Who helps Lemmenkainen's mother reassemble Lemmenkainen's body?
(a) Louhi's daughter.
(b) A bee.
(c) A snake.
(d) A dolphin.

9. What is Joukahainen's mother's reaction to Aino's marriage to Vainamoinen?
(a) She is furious that Aino will be married to her enemy.
(b) She is delighted that Aino will be married to someone of such repute.
(c) She is distraught that Aino will be married to an old man.
(d) She is envious of her daughter's good fortune.

10. What does Vainamoinen go fishing for in part 5?
(a) Perch.
(b) Aino's body.
(c) Joukahainen.
(d) Salmon.

11. Who asks Vainamoinen where he is sailing?
(a) Joukahainen.
(b) Annikki.
(c) Ilmarinen.
(d) The maid of Pohja.

12. What does Vainamoinen do when Louhi offers him food?
(a) He refuses the food because he is still grieving for Aino.
(b) He eats and is indebted to Louhi.
(c) He passes out from exhaustion.
(d) He says that all he wants is go home.

13. Whom does Lemminkainen resolve to win?
(a) Kyllikki.
(b) The Maid of Pohja.
(c) Louhi.
(d) Aino.

14. What happens after Joukahainen fires at Vainamoinen?
(a) Vainamoinen saves the arrows for his revenge.
(b) Vainamoinen dies in the forest.
(c) Vainamoinen swims for his life.
(d) Vainamoinen dies on the beach.

15. Who impregnates the Water-Mother?
(a) Vainamoinen.
(b) The sea.
(c) An acorn.
(d) A small bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aino do in response to Vainamoinen's request?

2. To whom does the little maid recount what she hears from Vainamoinen?

3. What does Vainamoinen ask Aino to do for him when they are walking through the forest together?

4. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?

5. What happens when Vainamoinen wrestles with Vipunen?

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