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

2. What must the servant in "Helping to Lie'" help his master do?
(a) Steal.
(b) Lie.
(c) Love.
(d) Smile.

3. On what condition are the tricksters released in "The Tall Tales"?
(a) They chop off their left hand.
(b) They leave the country.
(c) They never lie again.
(d) They pay 5,000 dollars.

4. What does Hodja borrow in "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?
(a) A cauldron.
(b) A wand.
(c) A fish.
(d) A broom.

5. In "The Ash Lad Who Made the Princess Say You're a Liar!" for whom does the King want to find a spouse?
(a) His wife.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His son.
(d) His maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Prayer that was Answered," what happens to the dishonest man?

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

3. What is the man in "The Seventh Father of the House" looking for?

4. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," why does Hodja say he can't return the original item?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Glooscap and the Baby" how does the baby defeat Glooscap?

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

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. Why does the Hodja walk out of the service the first time in "Nars-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit "?

5. Why did the parson trade clothes with the sexton in "The Parson and the Sexton"?

6. How does the hare anger the other animals in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?

7. What makes the poet in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud" truly happy?

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

9. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," how does the Hodja manage to keep the cauldron?

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

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