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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 is the name of the baby the Water-Mother is carrying?
(a) Louhi.
(b) Vainamoinen.
(c) The Maid of Pohja.
(d) Lemmenkainen.

2. What does Vainamoinen answer when he is asked where he is sailing to?
(a) He lies a first and then says he is sailing to Pohja.
(b) He says he is sailing to the dawn.
(c) He says he is sailing to Ilmarinen.
(d) He says he is sailing home.

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

4. What is Vainamoinen thinking about when the eagle rescues him?
(a) He is thinking about what he will tell his mother now.
(b) He is wondering what form he will find Aino in.
(c) He is thinking about hoe to get revenge on Joukahainen.
(d) He thinks about making the ocean his home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louhi do when she finds Vainamoinen?

2. When Vainamoinen's finally arrives at his destination, how is his arrival first announced?

3. What is the little maid doing when she hears Vainamoinen?

4. Where does Joukahainen find Vainamoinen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vainamoinen kill the pike and what does he do with it after he kills it?

2. Describe Lemminkainen's courtship of Kyllikki.

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to the chips that come from cutting down the mighty oak?

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

9. How does Vainamoinen heal his people from Louhi's revenge?

10. What happens when Lemminkainen happens upon the home of Louhi on his way to Pohja?

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