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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vainamoinen make out of the pike's body?
(a) A sword.
(b) A harp.
(c) An oar.
(d) A grinder.

2. Where do Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen go to look for the flame the Creator sends?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) At the bottom of a vast lake.
(d) In the heavens.

3. What does Louhi send to attack Vainamoinen after the plagues?
(a) A swarm of bees.
(b) A flock of crows.
(c) A giant dog.
(d) A bear.

4. When does Kullervo's mother die?
(a) While he is pleading with her for permission to leave.
(b) While he is at war with Untamo.
(c) While he is on his way home from the sea.
(d) While he is looking for the meaning of his life.

5. What happens after Vainamoinen reaches the cave where Louhi is keeping her prisoners?
(a) He uses magic to free the prisoners.
(b) He cannot break the locks at first.
(c) He is overcome by a giant dog.
(d) He frees Louhi's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Maid of Pohja learn about how her married life will be different?

3. What does Lemminkainen find in his food at the wedding feast?

4. What do Vainamoinen's tears turn into after they drop into the sea?

5. Who tells the Maid of Pohja about how her life will be different once she is married?

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