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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 3, 4, and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Storyteller get his story?
(a) From his parents.
(b) From the ocean.
(c) From his children.
(d) From a bird.

2. What is happening when the Water-Mother experiences an upsurge of energy?
(a) Monsters are swallowing the sun.
(b) The small bird's eggs are hatching on her knee.
(c) The Maid of Pohja is singing to her.
(d) Lemminkainen is being born.

3. What condition is the Water-Mother trying to find relief from?
(a) She suffers a broken foot.
(b) She has been drowned in a flood.
(c) She has been split off from the male counterpart of the cosmos.
(d) She suffers a pregnancy she cannot give birth to.

4. What does Vainamoinen go fishing for in part 5?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Aino's body.
(c) Joukahainen.
(d) Perch.

5. Who cuts down the tree Vainamoinen plants?
(a) Two farmers.
(b) Louhi.
(c) Lemminkainen.
(d) A very small man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joukahainen do when he meets Vainamoinen?

2. Who collects the chips that come from cutting down the tree Vainamoinen plants?

3. Who comes after the Water-Mother prays for relief?

4. Where does Vainamoinen's mother suggest he look for a bride?

5. What kind of tree does Vainamoinen plant?

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