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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. What does Vainamoinen do when he agrees to take what Joukahainen offers?
(a) He tells Joukahainen the story of his own miserable future.
(b) He allows Joukahainen to return home.
(c) He allows Joukahainen to be drowned.
(d) He humiliates Joukahainen by turning him into a spider.

2. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?
(a) The cuckoo's song.
(b) The hummingbird's wings.
(c) The crow's call.
(d) The nightingale's song.

3. What does Vainamoinen feel as he listens to Joukahainen's stories?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Fear.
(c) Envy.
(d) Impatience.

4. What story does Aino's mother tell her when Aino is upset about marrying?
(a) She tells Aino about how Aino's father won her hand by betraying his family.
(b) She tells Aino about her brother's treacherous history.
(c) She tells Aino about the jewels hidden in the cave.
(d) She describes Joukahainen's gambling debts.

5. What does Aino do in response to Vainamoinen's request?
(a) She offers to betray her brother.
(b) She renounces her father.
(c) She refuses to renounce her family.
(d) She drops her jewelry on the ground and runs home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the baby the Water-Mother is carrying?

2. How does this lumberjack cut down such an enormous tree?

3. What does Joukahainen offer Vainamoinen after Vainamoinen listens to his story?

4. What does Vainamoinen do when he is listening to Joukahainen's stories?

5. What kind of tree does Vainamoinen plant?

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