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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 happens to the maiden in "The Waiting Maid's Parrot"?
(a) She becomes famous.
(b) She has nine children.
(c) She is murdered.
(d) She marries the king.

2. In "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" what other role does the queen play?
(a) She is a knight.
(b) She is a witch.
(c) She is a poet.
(d) She is a seamstress.

3. Who is a liar in the "The Parson and the Sexton"?
(a) The parson.
(b) The sexton.
(c) The king.
(d) The queen.

4. How does Wasis respond to Glooscoop in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
(a) Wasis hits Glooscap.
(b) Wasis does not respond..
(c) Wasis recites poetry.
(d) Wasis screams.

5. What does the boy in "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer" carry with him on his travels?
(a) A photo of his sister.
(b) A cross.
(c) A knife.
(d) A photo of his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the animals decide to buy in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?

2. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?

3. What happens to Crack at the end of "Crack and Crook"?

4. In "The Waiting Maid's Parrot," what does the parrot help the maiden do?

5. How does the woman in "The Brewery of Eggshells," discover the child is not hers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the "The Man Who Had No Story" get a story?

2. How are the sea creatures created in "Sedna"?

3. Why do the townspeople in "Chelm Justice" not want to hang the shoe mender?

4. How does the dragon in the story "The Longwitton Dragon" protect himself?

5. Who marries the princess in "Crack and Crook"? Why?

6. Why is the king in "Quevedo and the King" mad at Quevedo?

7. Why is no one in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" allowed to say the word five?

8. Describe the prophecy in "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail."

9. Why does "The King's Favorite" fall from grace?

10. What does the servant tell his lord at the end of "Helping to Lie"?

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