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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 did Quat's brothers think was happening when they began to feel sleepy?

2. What does Phan Ku have on his head?

3. Who did Death live with?

4. Who is Tangaro the Fool?

5. Where did the story of Quat come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Phan Ku's body contribute to the creation of the world?

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

3. Describe the first man who fell from a pea pod in chapter one.

4. What curse did Sa put on Alatangana's children?

5. What did Phan Ku look like?

6. How did Quat the Fool create death?

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

8. Why did the raven decide to make the bear?

9. What happens to man and the world as time passes in this story?

10. Who were the first men created by Quat and what were they made of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the creation myths presented in the book begin with water covering the earth. Why do you think this is? How is dry land created in the stories? Why is dry land created in the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the stories feature sets of twins. Might twins be considered special or magical in certain cultures? Why or why not? Are the twins presented in the stories good? Evil? Both? Neither?

Essay Topic 3

The gods in each story have different relationships with man. What are some of the relationships between god and man presented in the stories? Are these positive relationships? Personal relationships?

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