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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. In "It Could Always Be Worse," what does the man complain about to his Rabbi?

2. At the end of "One Night in Paradise," the friend realizes he's been gone for ____________.

3. What does Visilisa's mother give to her in 'Visilisa the Beautiful' ?

4. Who threatens the girl at the start of "The Goose Girl"?

5. What does the lawyer put in his pocket at the end of "The Lawyer and the Devil"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the Pueblo Indians come to be?

4. How does the doll in "Visilisa the Beautiful" help Visilisa?

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

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

7. How does the poor man outsmart the rich man in "Rich Man, Poor Man"?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the creation tale of "Sedna" with another creation folktale.

Essay Topic 2

Define the conflict of good versus evil in the story "Wicked John and the Devil." Contrast this story with one other folktale of your choice.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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