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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 Well-Baked Man," what animal distracts the magician from his task?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The bear.
(c) The coyote.
(d) The dog.

2. In "Bridget and the Lurikeen," what does Bridget capture?
(a) A fish.
(b) A suitor.
(c) A Lurikeen.
(d) A gnome.

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

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

5. At the end of "The Dream House," what do the husband and wife discover?
(a) They don't love each other.
(b) They are pregnant.
(c) She haunts the house.
(d) Texas wasn't what they expected.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the man go to find his wife in "The Spirit Wife"?

2. What pact do the two friends make in "One Night in Paradise"?

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

4. What does the doctor in "The Doctor and His Pupil," challenge his student to do?

5. What is the woman whom the man discovers in "The Seal's Skin" doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did the Pueblo Indians come to be?

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

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

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

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

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