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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 does Anansi hide his treasures in "Getting Common Sense"?

2. From what country did the story "The Seal's Skin" originate?

3. Where does the husband in "The Bad Wife," put his wife?

4. Whom does the man stop to help in "Wicked John and the Devil"?

5. In "The Blacksmith's Wife of Yarrowfoot," what is nailed to the brother's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the two sisters jealous of their other sister in "The Promises of the Three Sisters"?

2. In the story "Truth and Falsehood," what would Truth rather do then be friends with Falsehood? Why?

3. Why does the man have only three days to live according to "Then the Merman Laughed"?

4. How does the poor man outsmart the rich man in "Rich Man, Poor Man"?

5. Why does a light bob between Virgina and Carolina?

6. In "Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka," how does the King find his bride?

7. How is the moral of "It Could Always Be Worse" arrived at?

8. How does the lurikeen trick the girl in "Bridget and the Lurikeen"?

9. How is that everyone has common sense according to "Getting Common Sense"?

10. How does the doll in "Visilisa the Beautiful" help Visilisa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the stories "Orpheus and Eurydice" and "The Spirit Wife." Include in your essay a discussion of how culture affects the story.

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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