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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. Whom does the man stop to help in "Wicked John and the Devil"?
(a) A beggar.
(b) The devil.
(c) A child.
(d) A mother.

2. In "The Spirit Wife," why can the man not touch his wife?
(a) He will collapse into dust.
(b) He'll die.
(c) A great earthquake will occur.
(d) She'll die.

3. How is the first brother rewarded when he gives the women a line to their song in "The Two Hunchbacks"?
(a) They remove his hump.
(b) They give him gold.
(c) They give him their daughter.
(d) The give him magical powers.

4. In "Talk" something frightens the men. What frightens them?
(a) The water speaks to them.
(b) The sky speaks to them.
(c) Their objects talk.
(d) Ghosts speak to them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man and his children throw into the sea at the end of "The Seal's Skin"?

2. What does the devil ask Katcha to do at the start of "Katcha and the Devil"?

3. What does the man steal from the swan in "The Swan-Maiden"?

4. What does Visilisa keep in her pocket until she dies?

5. From what country does the story "The Peasant and the Devil" originate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the pact that the two men make in "One Night in Paradise"? Do they follow through on the pact?

2. 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?

3. Why does the man have only three days to live according to "Then the Merman Laughed"?

4. What is the bargain between the devil and the peasant in "Peasant and the Devil"?

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

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

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

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

9. What does the woman in "The Dream House" discover about the house she dream about?

10. How does the poor man outsmart the rich man in "Rich Man, Poor Man"?

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