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

2. What does Lemminkainen do to press his suit?
(a) He bribes the woman's brother.
(b) He tricks her into coming to his hut.
(c) He takes a job as a shepherd.
(d) He bribes the Creator.

3. Which tree does Vainamoinen leave standing?
(a) The oak.
(b) The laurel.
(c) The aspen.
(d) The birch.

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

5. What does the Maid of Pohja say when she hears that Vainamoinen has arrived at the end of his journey?
(a) She says that she does not like sailors and will not marry Vainamoinen.
(b) She says that her father has forbidden her to marry Vainamoinen.
(c) She tells Vainamoinen that he is too old for her to marry.
(d) She says that she would be honored to marry Vainamoinen,

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vainamoinen feel as he listens to Joukahainen's stories?

2. What condition does Louhi impose on Lemmenkainen before she can give him what he wants?

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

4. What does Aino tell her mother when her mother asks about Aino's walk with Vainamoinen?

5. What song does Louhi's child sing after Vainamoinen has completed the tasks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Anio's mother tell her to make her feel better about marrying Vainamoinen?

2. What does Annikki do when she sees Vainamoinen sailing for Pohja?

3. How does Louhi ensure that there will be enough beer?

4. What happens when Lemminkainen decides to go to the wedding?

5. What does the storyteller describe in the introductory stanzas?

6. How does Ilmarinen end up with another of Louhi's daughters?

7. What happens after Vainamoinen refuses to cease working at his blacksmith's shop inside of Vipunen?

8. How do Joukahainen's mother and sister feel about the deal Joukahainen struck with Vainamoinen?

9. What happens when Ilmarinen tried to fashion a new wife for himself?

10. What happens when Vainamoinen disapproves of Joukahainen's stories?

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