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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 happens to the doctor at the end of "The Doctor and His Pupil"?

2. Which member of the family in "A Pretty Girl in the Road" died previously?

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

4. In "Talk," who sends the frightened men away?

5. At the end of "Bridget and the Lurikeen," how is Bridget tricked?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did the Pueblo Indians come to be?

6. Why does the girl weep in "The Seal's Skin"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the reasoning for Yolen's choice to organize her book. What is the structural benefit of the organization? Is it cohesive?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the folktales in Yolen's book and address the subject of voice. Describe which person the folktale is written in and who is the main voice of the story.

Essay Topic 3

How does the setting affect the plot of a folktale? Choose one folktale and discuss its setting and how the setting relates to the plot.

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