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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lemminkainen do to the Lord of Pohja's head?
(a) He cuts it off and throws it in the sea.
(b) He cuts it off and puts it on a pole in the courtyard.
(c) He cuts the Lord of Pohja's cheek with a carving knife.
(d) He beats the Lord of Pohja in the head with a mallet.

2. What does the character do who is not welcome at the wedding?
(a) He makes a scene by telling ominous stories.
(b) He threatens Vainamoinen with violence.
(c) He gets angry and prepares to go away.
(d) He complains to Vainamoinen.

3. What comes out of the giant fish's belly?
(a) Smaller fish.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Fire.
(d) The moon.

4. What do Lemminkainen, Ilmarinen, and the oarsmen and maidens propose to do with the thing Vainamoinen makes from the pike?
(a) Throw it into the sea.
(b) Set it on fire.
(c) Brew beer with it.
(d) Use it to trap Louhi's daughters.

5. How does Ilmarinen's wife, the Daughter of Louhi, express her dislike for Kullervo?
(a) She drills holes in his shoes.
(b) She bakes a stone into his loaf of bread.
(c) She dulls the blades of his knives.
(d) She spreads rumors about him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vainamoinen keep Louhi and her soldiers from catching up with him and Lemminkainen and Ilmarinen?

2. What does Ilmarinen use to make himself a new wife?

3. Where does Ilmarinen get help to heal his wounds?

4. When does Kullervo's mother die?

5. What does the Lord of Pohja offer Lemminkainen after Lemminkainen complains about the food?

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