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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 Eurydice after his marriage in "Orpheus and Eurydice"?
(a) She divorces.
(b) She is bitten by a dog.
(c) She is bitten by a snake.
(d) She loses his home.

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

3. What does the man steal from the swan in "The Swan-Maiden"?
(a) Her beak.
(b) Food.
(c) A toe nail.
(d) Feathers.

4. What does Anansi want to gather up in "Getting Common Sense"?
(a) Brains.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Common Sense.
(d) Young girls.

5. In "The Finn Messenger," what condition is the wife in when her husband leaves for sea?
(a) Well.
(b) Sick.
(c) Pregnant.
(d) Dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lawyer put in his pocket at the end of "The Lawyer and the Devil"?

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

3. In "The Lawyer and the Devil," why does the boy give his soul to the devil?

4. In "The King of Ireland's Son," what game must Art play?

5. What does Visilisa's mother give to her in 'Visilisa the Beautiful' ?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka," how does the King find his bride?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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