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

2. What does the person who comes to meet Vainamoinen say that Vainamoinen's purpose is when he arrives back home?
(a) To marry the Maid of Pohja.
(b) To defeat Ilmarinen.
(c) To seek an alliance with Annikki.
(d) To marry Louhi.

3. Where does Vainamoinen's mother suggest he look for a bride?
(a) In the Land of Pohja.
(b) At the bottom of the sea.
(c) In the cave of jewels.
(d) In the ocean.

4. What does Lemmenkainen's mother ask of Ilmarinen?
(a) She asks him to build her a Sampo.
(b) She asks him for a potion that will heal Lemmenkainen.
(c) She asks him to knit Lemmenkainen back together.
(d) She asks him to make a rake for her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vainamoinen tell Louhi in response to her request?

2. What is Vainamoinen missing as he works with the wood Sampsa brought him?

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

4. What does Joukahainen shoot at Vainamoinen with?

5. What are the chips from Vainamoinen's tree turned into?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ilmarinen's wife express her distaste for Kullervo?

4. How does Marjetta lose and then find her baby?

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

6. How does Kullervo end up being sold to Ilmarinen?

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

8. How does Louhi get revenge for the loss of the Sampo?

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

10. What happens when Joukahainen prepares to hunt down Vainamoinen?

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