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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 the man go to find his wife in "The Spirit Wife"?
2. What does the devil ask Katcha to do at the start of "Katcha and the Devil"?
3. In the story "Visilisa the Beautiful," from whom does Visilisa try to escape?
4. In "The Lawyer and the Devil," why does the boy give his soul to the devil?
5. Where does Orpheus travel to sing songs of Eurydice?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is that everyone has common sense according to "Getting Common Sense"?
2. What does the woman in "The Dream House" discover about the house she dream about?
3. Why are the two sisters jealous of their other sister in "The Promises of the Three Sisters"?
4. What is the pact that the two men make in "One Night in Paradise"? Do they follow through on the pact?
5. What rule does Orpheus break in "Orpheus and Eurydice"? What is the result?
6. In the story "Truth and Falsehood," what would Truth rather do then be friends with Falsehood? Why?
7. What does the boy learn from the doctor in "The Doctor and His Pupil"?
8. How does the doll in "Visilisa the Beautiful" help Visilisa?
9. Describe the game of hide and seek that Art plays with the Giant in the story "The King of Ireland's Son."
10. In "The Goose Girl," who trades places with the princess and why? What becomes of the impostor?
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
Define the term prophecy and how it relates to "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail."
Essay Topic 3
Each folktale in Yolen's collection has a title. Discuss the significance of ''Wagging My Tail in the Mud." Include a brief summary of the story and how the title relates to the plot.
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