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

2. How is the first brother rewarded when he gives the women a line to their song in "The Two Hunchbacks"?

3. In "The Swan-Maiden," what happens when the man returns the stolen item to the swan?

4. What does the witch tie to the sister's neck in "Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What rule does Orpheus break in "Orpheus and Eurydice"? What is the result?

6. What is the bargain between the devil and the peasant in "Peasant and the Devil"?

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

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

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

10. What does the man find out about the girl he falls in love with in "A Pretty Girl in the Road"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Occasionally, the folktales in Yolen's collection contain a moral or lesson. Choose a folktale and discuss what the moral is and how it is effectively demonstrated in the plot.

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

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.

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