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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 man meet the girl he falls in love with in "A Pretty Girl in the Road"?
(a) The road.
(b) On her porch.
(c) At her parent's farm.
(d) The river.

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

3. In "Rich Man, Poor Man," what does the rich man do to the poor man?
(a) Hits him.
(b) Shoots him.
(c) Sues him.
(d) Teases him.

4. In "The Peasant and the Devil," what do the devil and peasant agree to split?
(a) Bread.
(b) Children.
(c) Crops.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't the son in "Lost Horse" go to war?

2. The young man loses his prize horse in "Lost Horse." What does does his father think about this?

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

4. What does the witch tie to the sister's neck in "Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What rule does Orpheus break in "Orpheus and Eurydice"? What is the result?

3. How is that everyone has common sense according to "Getting Common Sense"?

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

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

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

7. Why can the Swan-Maiden not turn back into a swan in "The Swan-Maiden"?

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

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

10. How did the Pueblo Indians come to be?

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