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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. How did Ulgen and Erlik get along at first?

2. What is a Bandicoot?

3. Why did Nyambi ask Kamonu to stop killing animals?

4. What did Ulgen give the man?

5. Why was Maidere angry with Dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Earth Starter create light for the earth?

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

3. Why is Wulbari upset in the beginning of chapter ten?

4. How did Mawu-Lisa treat the gods they created?

5. What did the seer tell Nayambi to do to the spider that helped him escape?

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

7. What happened while Maidere was seeking Ulgen's help?

8. How were plants of the earth created?

9. What did Tawis-karong do to the animals he created?

10. What happened to Karora and his sons?

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

Which stories involve a trickster? What are the characteristics of a trickster? How do things usually end up for the trickster? Give examples from the text in your answer.

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