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

2. What vegetable is the man tending to at the start of "Talk"?
(a) Cucumbers.
(b) Yams.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Onions.

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

4. In "Wicked John and the Devil" what does the devil give to John?
(a) A child.
(b) Money.
(c) A pitchfork.
(d) A piece of coal.

5. The young man loses his prize horse in "Lost Horse." What does does his father think about this?
(a) It was unavoidable.
(b) He's indifferent.
(c) He is very upset.
(d) It's a blessing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Truth look in "Truth and Falsehood"?

3. Where did "The Princess on the Glass Hill" ' originate?

4. What does John wish for in the story "Wicked John and the Devil"?

5. In "The Peasant and the Devil," what do the devil and peasant agree to split?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the man have only three days to live according to "Then the Merman Laughed"?

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