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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. In "The Tall Tales," whom do the tricksters try to trick?

2. What contest must suitors enter in "The Ash Lad Who Made the Princess Say You're a Liar!"?

3. What happens to Crack at the end of "Crack and Crook"?

4. What happens in "The Brewery of Eggshells" when the woman performs the test on her child?

5. In "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer," who is jealous of the king?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Catherine trick her husband in "Catherine, Sly Country Lass"?

2. The king wants to decide who is more clever in "Merry Prank." Which characters are considered by the king? Who is victorious?

3. What did the infant child in "The Two Pickpockets" steal from the midwife?

4. Who marries the princess in "Crack and Crook"? Why?

5. Why does "The King's Favorite" fall from grace?

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

7. How does the "The Man Who Had No Story" get a story?

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

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

10. What does the sky god in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories" want in exchange for stories?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the creation tale of "Sedna" with another creation folktale.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the treatment of women in "Mr. Fox" and another tale of your choosing. Explain how the portrayal of women in that specific tale reflects the culture of the society it came from.

Essay Topic 3

Occasionally, the folktales in Yolen's collection contain a moral or lesson. Choose a folktale and discuss what the moral is and how it is effectively demonstrated in the plot.

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