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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. Who had power over the night?

2. How did Ulgen and Erlik get along at first?

3. Where did Mawu live?

4. What sound brought Karora's son to life?

5. Where did the Bandicoots come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the creator of the world in chapter eight?

2. How and why are women created?

3. What does Maidere tell Ulgen the reason is for the fact that the men never change?

4. What is the curse Maidere puts on Dog?

5. What caused Nayambi to want to be free from Kamonu?

6. What did Ulgen create after he created the earth?

7. Where is Karora asleep when as chapter nine begins?

8. What was the first man created from in chapter six?

9. How did Karora and the Bandicoots create man?

10. What happened after Karora burst from the ground?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often the sun and moon are seen as opposites. One is said to exist before the other.

1) Which stories begin with darkness?

2) Which stories begin with light?

3) Do more stories begin with darkness or with light? Why might this be?

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

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?

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