Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Ansai ask people to count in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Yams.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Pigs.
2. What happens to the girl at the house she visits accidentally in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows"?
(a) She has dinner.
(b) She drinks some tea.
(c) She is attacked by wolves.
(d) Her face is ripped off.
3. What does the king send for in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud"?
(a) A queen.
(b) A singer.
(c) A knight.
(d) A poet.
4. What did the sexton have to wear in "The Parson and the Sexton"?
(a) The parson's clothes.
(b) The queen's crown.
(c) The beggar's coat.
(d) The prince's robe.
5. In "The Man Who Had No Story," what does the elderly couple ask Brian to do?
(a) Sing them a song.
(b) Milk their cow.
(c) Make them some dinner.
(d) Tell them a fairytell.
6. What do the pickpockets in "The Two Pickpockets" hope their children become?
(a) Circus clowns.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Pickpockets.
(d) Acrobats.
7. On what condition are the tricksters released in "The Tall Tales"?
(a) They never lie again.
(b) They leave the country.
(c) They pay 5,000 dollars.
(d) They chop off their left hand.
8. How does the woman in "The Brewery of Eggshells," discover the child is not hers?
(a) She paints eggshells.
(b) She poaches eggs.
(c) She brews eggshells.
(d) She makes an omelette.
9. Why does the king become angry with Catherine in the story "Catherine, Sly Country Lass"?
(a) She disobeys him.
(b) She spends his money.
(c) She hits him.
(d) She overrules him.
10. In "Chelm Justice," whom does the judge sentence to die instead of the original criminal?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A roofer.
(c) A shoe mender.
(d) His brother.
11. Who tries to marry Sedna?
(a) A king.
(b) A prince.
(c) The earth king.
(d) The sky king.
12. Who is a liar in the "The Parson and the Sexton"?
(a) The parson.
(b) The sexton.
(c) The king.
(d) The queen.
13. In "The Longwitton Dragon," why can the knight not slay the dragon?
(a) The knight forgot his sword.
(b) The dragon begs to be forgiven.
(c) The dragon's toe is in the water.
(d) The dragon's tail is in the water.
14. In "Nars-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit," whom does the Hodja address at the beginning of the story?
(a) His students.
(b) His parents.
(c) The reader.
(d) His congregation.
15. In "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer," who is jealous of the king?
(a) The queen.
(b) The prince.
(c) The guard.
(d) The boy.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "The Three Sillies," what does the maiden weep over in the basement?
2. Why is Glooscap sad in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
3. What happens to Crack at the end of "Crack and Crook"?
4. What is "The Fly" about?
5. Why does Li Chi volunteer to see the serpent?
This section contains 483 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |