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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 Doctor and His Pupil," what must the boy dust?
(a) A magical lamp.
(b) A set of china.
(c) A magical book.
(d) A magical carpet.

2. Why can't the son in "Lost Horse" go to war?
(a) He lost his horse.
(b) He broke his hip.
(c) He is too young.
(d) His dad said no.

3. How long does the fisherman have to live in "Then the Merman Laughed"?
(a) Five days.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

4. What becomes a joke to the woman in "The Dream House"?
(a) Her job.
(b) She dreams of a house.
(c) Her life.
(d) She marries her husband.

5. What does the man and his children throw into the sea at the end of "The Seal's Skin"?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Sand.
(d) Shells.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country did the story "The Seal's Skin" originate?

2. What vegetable is the man tending to at the start of "Talk"?

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

4. Whom does the man stop to help in "Wicked John and the Devil"?

5. In "The Finn Messenger," what condition is the wife in when her husband leaves for sea?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka," how does the King find his bride?

3. How does the lawyer outsmart the devil in "The Lawyer and the Devil"?

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

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

6. What happens after the men visit the Chief in "Talk"?

7. In the story "Truth and Falsehood," what would Truth rather do then be friends with Falsehood? Why?

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

9. Why does the girl weep in "The Seal's Skin"?

10. Why does no one want to be around the bad wife in the story "The Bad Wife"? Who ends up with her at the end?

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