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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. Where does the husband in "The Bad Wife," put his wife?
(a) A tower.
(b) A jail.
(c) A hole.
(d) An island.

2. Where do the husband and wife move to in "The Dream House"?
(a) Texas.
(b) England.
(c) Paris.
(d) Naples.

3. Where does the man go to find his wife in "The Spirit Wife"?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The sea.
(c) The spirit world.
(d) Heaven.

4. What happens to the doctor at the end of "The Doctor and His Pupil"?
(a) He flies away.
(b) He leaves town.
(c) He is eaten.
(d) He becomes a sultan.

5. In "The Finn Messenger," what condition is the wife in when her husband leaves for sea?
(a) Sick.
(b) Dying.
(c) Well.
(d) Pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Rabbi in "It Could Always Be Worse" tell the men to bring into his home?

2. What does the poor man want to smell in "Rich Man, Poor Man"?

3. Falsehood accuses the boy at the hotel of ___________.

4. How long does the fisherman have to live in "Then the Merman Laughed"?

5. What does the princess promise to give birth to in "The Promises of the Three Sisters"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the game of hide and seek that Art plays with the Giant in the story "The King of Ireland's Son."

2. How did the Pueblo Indians come to be?

3. How is the moral of "It Could Always Be Worse" arrived at?

4. What does the boy learn from the doctor in "The Doctor and His Pupil"?

5. In "The Goose Girl," who trades places with the princess and why? What becomes of the impostor?

6. Why does a light bob between Virgina and Carolina?

7. How does the lurikeen trick the girl in "Bridget and the Lurikeen"?

8. How does the doll in "Visilisa the Beautiful" help Visilisa?

9. What does the man find out about the girl he falls in love with in "A Pretty Girl in the Road"?

10. Why are the two sisters jealous of their other sister in "The Promises of the Three Sisters"?

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