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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the man think would also like the sheep?
(a) His mother.
(b) The man who came from the raven.
(c) The other people growing in pea pods.
(d) The raven.

2. What is the name of the great mass inside the egg?
(a) It is called Phan Ku.
(b) It is called No Thing.
(c) It is called the Pod.
(d) It is called Nothing.

3. What is the name of Quat's eleven brothers?
(a) Quat.
(b) Tangaro.
(c) Melanesia.
(d) Quatgoro.

4. What did the Old Man tell the mother and child to do on the fourth day?
(a) Populate the earth.
(b) Rise up and walk.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Keep him company on his travels.

5. Who is the Creator in chapter 5?
(a) Phan Ku.
(b) The buffalo.
(c) Woman.
(d) The Old Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Phan Ku died?

2. How long did the man wait for the raven to return?

3. How did Sa feel about Alatangana's creations?

4. What did the Old Man determine would happen to people?

5. What did he do with them after he created them?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many gods are responsible for creation in chapter three?

2. Where is the story of the Pea Pod Man from?

3. Why was Sa upset when Alatangana married his daughter?

4. Why did the raven create the sheep and other animals?

5. After Quat was born, he showed himself to be different than his brothers. What did Quat do that made him stand out?

6. What were Alatangana's children like?

7. Quat is the solar god of the Bank Islands. What parts of his story have to do with the sunlight and creation?

8. How did Old Man decide if mankind would live forever or die?

9. What did the man think about the sheep the raven created?

10. What did the woman want the Old Man to decide?

(see the answer keys)

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