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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 happens to the doctor at the end of "The Doctor and His Pupil"?
(a) He leaves town.
(b) He is eaten.
(c) He flies away.
(d) He becomes a sultan.

2. From what country does the story "The Peasant and the Devil" originate?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Francy.

3. Why can't the son in "Lost Horse" go to war?
(a) He lost his horse.
(b) He broke his hip.
(c) He is too young.
(d) His dad said no.

4. Who is the main character of ''The Princess on the Glass Hill"?
(a) Puss.
(b) Henry.
(c) Boots.
(d) Glenda.

5. From what country did the story "The Seal's Skin" originate?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Greenland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Talk" something frightens the men. What frightens them?

2. Who frees the devil from Katcha's clutches?

3. What happens to Eurydice after his marriage in "Orpheus and Eurydice"?

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

5. At the end of "One Night in Paradise," the friend realizes he's been gone for ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did the Pueblo Indians come to be?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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