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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 "Getting Common Sense," Anansi wants to charge people for ___________.
(a) Cooking.
(b) Tutoring.
(c) Trips down the river.
(d) Advice.

2. What does the doctor in "The Doctor and His Pupil," challenge his student to do?
(a) Cast spells.
(b) Shapeshift.
(c) Perform surgery.
(d) Make a wish.

3. What does Visilisa keep in her pocket until she dies?
(a) A letter.
(b) A coin.
(c) A jewel.
(d) A doll.

4. What does Anansi want to gather up in "Getting Common Sense"?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Common Sense.
(c) Brains.
(d) Young girls.

5. What punishment is given to the boy in "Truth and Falsehood"?
(a) His ears are boxed.
(b) His fingers are broken.
(c) His ears are pulled.
(d) He is spanked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lawyer put in his pocket at the end of "The Lawyer and the Devil"?

2. In "The Swan-Maiden," what happens when the man returns the stolen item to the swan?

3. In "Talk," who sends the frightened men away?

4. What creature must Art beat in "The King of Ireland's Son"?

5. Where does Orpheus travel to sing songs of Eurydice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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