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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 did "The King's Favorite" originate?

2. Where did "The Man Who Had No Story" originate?

3. How does Wasis respond to Glooscoop in "Glooscap and the Baby"?

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

5. What does the king give to the boy in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How are the sea creatures created in "Sedna"?

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

10. Why does the rich man in "Lazy Jack" give his daughter to Jack in marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the title of the section "The Getting of Wisdom'' mean to you? What do you think this title means to Yolen? Choose one story from this section and explain that story's definition of wisdom.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conflict in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi." Explain the conflict in context to the plot and to the characters.

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