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

2. What creature must Art beat in "The King of Ireland's Son"?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A unicorn.
(c) A giant.
(d) A witch.

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

4. What does the devil ask Katcha to do at the start of "Katcha and the Devil"?
(a) Read poetry.
(b) Be merry.
(c) Dance.
(d) Eat.

5. Where does Anansi hide his treasures in "Getting Common Sense"?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a tree.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In a vault.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anansi want to gather up in "Getting Common Sense"?

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

3. "The King of Ireland's Son'' is about _____________.

4. In "The Blacksmith's Wife of Yarrowfoot," what is nailed to the brother's wife?

5. What does the magician try to create in "The Well-Baked Man"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the doll in "Visilisa the Beautiful" help Visilisa?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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