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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 the Fool do with his puppets?

2. How many children did Alatangana and Sa's daughter have?

3. Why did the woman throw a stone in the water?

4. How did the drink make him feel inside?

5. Where did the raven take the man when it returned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Phan Ku?

2. What did Phan Ku look like?

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

4. What did Alatangana think about Sa's home?

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

6. What is the death rattle, and what effect does it have on people?

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

8. Where the first men alive?

9. What were Alatangana's children like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How many of the stories have a ruler of death, the dead or the underworld? How were these rulers created? Are they equal to the creator god? Why or why not? How can you tell? Are the rules of the dead fearful gods? Happy gods? Neither? Both? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The story of Karora is an imperfect creation story. What does this mean? Why is the the creation imperfect? Provide examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How do the stories deal with fate vs. free will? Are the people created int he different stories under the god(s) control? Do they have free will? Examine at least three of stories in your answer and provide details from the text to support your answers.

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