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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Quevedo grab the king in "Quevedo and the King"?

2. What is the occupation of the man who commits a crime in "Chelm Justice"?

3. What must the servant in "Helping to Lie'" help his master do?

4. What happens to the girl at the house she visits accidentally in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows"?

5. In "The King's Favorite," when does the king remember the girl's disobedience?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Glooscap and the Baby" how does the baby defeat Glooscap?

2. Describe how men and women came together in "How Men and Women Got Together."

3. Whom does the imp possess in "The Brewery of Eggshells"?

4. Who do the three brothers try to trick in "The Tall Tales" and why? What becomes of the brothers?

5. Why is no one in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" allowed to say the word five?

6. Why are the girl and her family crying in "The Three Sillies"?

7. Why does the Hodja walk out of the service the first time in "Nars-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit "?

8. What does the man put in his trunk in "The Prayer that was Answered"? What does he discover in his trunk when he arrives home?

9. What does the town do in "Li Chi Slays the Serpent" to repay the girl for slaying the serpent?

10. In the story "The Waiting Maid's Parrot," how does the young boy find the buried girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define protagonist and provide a thorough character analysis of a protagonist of your choosing from Yolen's book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the reasoning for Yolen's choice to organize her book. What is the structural benefit of the organization? Is it cohesive?

Essay Topic 3

Each folktale in Yolen's collection has a title. Discuss the significance of ''Wagging My Tail in the Mud." Include a brief summary of the story and how the title relates to the plot.

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