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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. What happens in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" when the forbidden word is spoken?

2. What does Ansai ask people to count in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"?

3. How is the child in "The Two Pickpockets" deformed?

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

5. Who comes to the bride's rescue in the story "The Prayer that was Answered"'?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the dragon in the story "The Longwitton Dragon" protect himself?

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

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

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

8. Why do the townspeople in "Chelm Justice" not want to hang the shoe mender?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How does the setting affect the plot of a folktale? Choose one folktale and discuss its setting and how the setting relates to the plot.

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