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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 "Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka," the brother turns into _____________.
(a) A pig.
(b) A horse.
(c) A goat.
(d) A dragon.

2. How long does the fisherman have to live in "Then the Merman Laughed"?
(a) Two days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Eight days.

3. In "The King of Ireland's Son," what game must Art play?
(a) Poker.
(b) Tag.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Hide and Seek.

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

5. From what country does the story "A Pretty Girl in the Road" originate?
(a) Russia.
(b) Ireland.
(c) America.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the man and his children throw into the sea at the end of "The Seal's Skin"?

3. In "Wicked John and the Devil" what does the devil give to John?

4. Where does Anansi hide his treasures in "Getting Common Sense"?

5. In "It Could Always Be Worse," what does the man complain about to his Rabbi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Pueblo Indians come to be?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In the story "Truth and Falsehood," what would Truth rather do then be friends with Falsehood? Why?

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