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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. Who are the main tricksters in "The Tall Tales"?
(a) Three brothers.
(b) A king and a queen.
(c) Two sisters.
(d) Five thieves.

2. At the end of "Quevedo and the King," Quevedo thinks the king is ___________.
(a) The queen.
(b) The page boy.
(c) His father.
(d) The prince.

3. Why is Glooscap sad in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
(a) He lives alone.
(b) His mother died.
(c) He didn't become king.
(d) He defeated everyone.

4. What is the man in "The Seventh Father of the House" looking for?
(a) A new bride.
(b) Food.
(c) A job.
(d) A place to stay.

5. "How Men and Women Got Together" is about ________________.
(a) Marriage.
(b) Religion.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Creation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prophecy in "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail"?

2. What does Hodja tell the owner happened to the second item he borrowed in "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?

3. In "Coyote Fights a Lump of Pitch," whom does the Coyote trick into taking his place?

4. In "Those Stubborn Souls, the Biellese," what does the man refuse to say?

5. In "Chelm Justice," whom does the judge sentence to die instead of the original criminal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the guard lie to the king in the story "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer"?

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

3. The king wants to decide who is more clever in "Merry Prank." Which characters are considered by the king? Who is victorious?

4. Describe how men and women came together in "How Men and Women Got Together."

5. Why does the rich man in "Lazy Jack" give his daughter to Jack in marriage?

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. How does Catherine trick her husband in "Catherine, Sly Country Lass"?

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