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

2. In "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer," who is jealous of the king?
(a) The guard.
(b) The prince.
(c) The queen.
(d) The boy.

3. In "The Tall Tales," whom do the tricksters try to trick?
(a) A king.
(b) A queen.
(c) A prince.
(d) A count.

4. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," why does Hodja say he can't return the original item?
(a) It decided to live with him.
(b) He lost it.
(c) It broke.
(d) It had a baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Man Who Had No Story," what does the elderly couple ask Brian to do?

2. What is wrong with the couple's marriage in "What Happened to Hadji"?

3. What does the boy in "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer" carry with him on his travels?

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

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 rich man in "Lazy Jack" give his daughter to Jack in marriage?

3. How does the "The Man Who Had No Story" get a story?

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

5. Why do the townspeople in "Chelm Justice" not want to hang the shoe mender?

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

7. How does the young boy trick the king in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?

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

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

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

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