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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 is wrong with the earth in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?

2. In "Nars-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit," whom does the Hodja address at the beginning of the story?

3. What is "The Fly" about?

4. In what country did "Merry Prank" originate?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," how does the Hodja manage to keep the cauldron?

3. Into what does the oldest man in "The Seventh Father of the House"' fit?

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

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

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

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

8. What does the servant tell his lord at the end of "Helping to Lie"?

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

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 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 2

Define the term prophecy and how it relates to "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the differences in the portrayal of the devil in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs" and one other fable that Yolen includes in her collection. Why are these differences significant?

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