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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. "The King of Ireland's Son'' is about _____________.

2. Where does Orpheus travel to sing songs of Eurydice?

3. In "The Doctor and His Pupil," what must the boy dust?

4. What punishment is given to the boy in "Truth and Falsehood"?

5. What does the doctor in "The Doctor and His Pupil," challenge his student to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Pueblo Indians come to be?

2. Why can the Swan-Maiden not turn back into a swan in "The Swan-Maiden"?

3. Why does no one want to be around the bad wife in the story "The Bad Wife"? Who ends up with her at the end?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the lawyer outsmart the devil in "The Lawyer and the Devil"?

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

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

Choose a complex character interaction in Yolen's collection of folktales. Analyze the relationship between the two characters. Also discuss how the relationship enhances the plot.

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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