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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 does Anansi want to gather up in "Getting Common Sense"?

2. Falsehood accuses the boy at the hotel of ___________.

3. With whom does the husband become partners in "The Bad Wife"?

4. At the end of "The Promises of the Three Sisters," what happens to the jealous sisters?

5. What does the man and his children throw into the sea at the end of "The Seal's Skin"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after the men visit the Chief in "Talk"?

3. How did the Pueblo Indians come to be?

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

5. In "The Goose Girl," who trades places with the princess and why? What becomes of the impostor?

6. Describe the game of hide and seek that Art plays with the Giant in the story "The King of Ireland's Son."

7. What is the pact that the two men make in "One Night in Paradise"? Do they follow through on the pact?

8. What does the woman in "The Dream House" discover about the house she dream about?

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

10. What does the boy learn from the doctor in "The Doctor and His Pupil"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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