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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 does Ansai ask people to count in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"?
(a) Yams.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Pigs.
2. Where does the man in "The Prayer that was Answered" leave his bride?
(a) On her throne.
(b) In her home.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In a trunk.
3. What happens to the maiden in "The Waiting Maid's Parrot"?
(a) She has nine children.
(b) She is murdered.
(c) She marries the king.
(d) She becomes famous.
4. Why does Li Chi volunteer to see the serpent?
(a) To pay off a debt.
(b) To help her parents.
(c) To show that girls can do anything.
(d) To win the heart of a prince.
5. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?
(a) His children.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.
Short Answer Questions
1. What country is the origin of the tale "The Drovers Who Lost Their Feet"?
2. Who are the main tricksters in "The Tall Tales"?
3. What do the animals decide to buy in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?
4. What happens in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" when the forbidden word is spoken?
5. In "Those Stubborn Souls, the Biellese," what does the man refuse to say?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the story "The Waiting Maid's Parrot," how does the young boy find the buried girl?
2. What does the servant tell his lord at the end of "Helping to Lie"?
3. How does the hare anger the other animals in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?
4. Why is no one in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" allowed to say the word five?
5. Why does the Hodja walk out of the service the first time in "Nars-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit "?
6. How are the sea creatures created in "Sedna"?
7. Describe how men and women came together in "How Men and Women Got Together."
8. Why is the king in "Quevedo and the King" mad at Quevedo?
9. How does the young boy trick the king in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?
10. 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?
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