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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. In "Catherine, Sly Country Lass," how does Catherine trick the king?
(a) She swaps marbles.
(b) She lies.
(c) She gets him drunk.
(d) She poisons him.

2. What does the man in "The Prayer that was Answered," pretend to be?
(a) A god.
(b) A banker.
(c) A judge.
(d) A doctor.

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

4. Where does "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"originate?
(a) Tibet.
(b) St. Thomas.
(c) France.
(d) Jamaica.

5. Where does the man in "The Prayer that was Answered" leave his bride?
(a) In her home.
(b) In a trunk.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) On her throne.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country did "Merry Prank" originate?

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

3. In "Wagging My Tail in the Mud," what animal is happiest wagging it's tail?

4. What is wrong with the handsome suitor in "Mr. Fox"?

5. In "Glooscap and the Baby," how old is Wasis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does the imp possess in "The Brewery of Eggshells"?

2. Why are the girl and her family crying in "The Three Sillies"?

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

4. 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?

5. Who do the three brothers try to trick in "The Tall Tales" and why? What becomes of the brothers?

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

7. What does the town do in "Li Chi Slays the Serpent" to repay the girl for slaying the serpent?

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

9. What is wrong with Mr. Fox in the story "Mr. Fox"?

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

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