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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the little maid recount what she hears from Vainamoinen?
(a) Aino.
(b) Louhi.
(c) Aino's mother.
(d) Joukahainen.

2. What kind of tree does Vainamoinen plant?
(a) Aspen.
(b) Laurel.
(c) Birch.
(d) Oak.

3. What gift does Joukahainen offer that finally convinces Vainamoinen to let him go free?
(a) A necklace.
(b) His sister.
(c) The secret to his immortality.
(d) A magical robe.

4. Who sets out the series of tasks Vainamoinen must complete if he is going to marry?
(a) Louhi.
(b) The Maid of Pohja.
(c) Ilmarinen.
(d) Annikki.

5. How does Aino's mother console her when Aino is crying about marrying Vainamoinen?
(a) She says that her family's home is not the only place where flowers bloom.
(b) She reminds Aino that she left her own home when she married.
(c) She tells Aino that this will be the perfect opportunity for the family to take revenge.
(d) She introduces Aino to the transcendent nature of family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Lemmenkainen's mother reassemble Lemmenkainen's body?

2. What does Joukahainen's mother tell him about shooting Vainamoinen?

3. Where does the Storyteller get his story?

4. Why does Annikki tell Ilmarinen where Vainamoinen is sailing?

5. Who helps Lemmenkainen capture the elk after his snowshoes break?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lemminkainen and the Lord of Pohja start a conjuring duel?

2. What does the Maid of Pohja dream, and what does her dream signify?

3. What do Marjetta's parents do when Marjetta gets pregnant?

4. What happens after Kullervo slaughters Untamo's family?`

5. What happens when Vainamoinen goes to the underworld?

6. Describe Lemminkainen's elk hunt.

7. Describe how Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen court the Maid of Pohja.

8. Describe Lemminkainen and Kyllikki's arrival at Lemminkainen's home.

9. What happens when Vainamoinen prays for someone to cut down the enormous oak?

10. What happens when Ilmarinen finds that his new bride has amused herself with another man while Ilmarinen was sleeping?

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