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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 "Wagging My Tail in the Mud," what animal is happiest wagging it's tail?

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

3. In "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows," the weeds turn into _____________.

4. From which group of people does the story "Glooscap and the Baby" come?

5. In "Catherine, Sly Country Lass," how does Catherine trick the king?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes the poet in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud" truly happy?

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

4. What is wrong with Mr. Fox in the story "Mr. Fox"?

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

6. Why did the parson trade clothes with the sexton in "The Parson and the Sexton"?

7. Why is the king in "Quevedo and the King" mad at Quevedo?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the characters not having specific names? Why does this appear to be the trend in folktales? Provide two examples and provide a plot summary and how the lack of names contributes to the story.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a complex character interaction in Yolen's collection of folktales. Analyze the relationship between the two characters. Also discuss how the relationship enhances the plot.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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