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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 is the prophecy in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?
(a) The boy will marry the princess.
(b) The girl will marry the queen.
(c) The boy will marry the queen.
(d) The girl will murder the king.

2. Where did "Father of Eighteen Elves" originate?
(a) America.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Mexico.

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

4. Whose house does the girl in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows" accidentally visit?
(a) An old lady's house.
(b) Her father's house.
(c) An ogre's house.
(d) A demon's house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman pray for in "The Prayer that was Answered"?

2. What do the pickpockets in "The Two Pickpockets" hope their children become?

3. What does the serpent like to eat in "Li Chi Slays the Serpent"?

4. What is the king forced to do for an eternity at the end of "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?

5. What does the king send for in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the sky god in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories" want in exchange for stories?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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