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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. Who threatens the girl at the start of "The Goose Girl"?
(a) The prince.
(b) The queen.
(c) Her maid-in-waiting.
(d) Her sister.

2. Falsehood accuses the boy at the hotel of ___________.
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Purgery.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Stealing.

3. In the story "Visilisa the Beautiful," from whom does Visilisa try to escape?
(a) Her stepmother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

4. With whom does the husband become partners in "The Bad Wife"?
(a) The king.
(b) God.
(c) The devil.
(d) His wife.

5. How does the wife treat her husband in "The Bad Wife"?
(a) She beats him.
(b) She loves him.
(c) She does the opposite of what he says.
(d) She ignores him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the main character of ''The Princess on the Glass Hill"?

4. In "Rich Man, Poor Man," what does the rich man do to the poor man?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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