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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. In "Catherine, Sly Country Lass," how does Catherine trick the king?
(a) She swaps marbles.
(b) She lies.
(c) She poisons him.
(d) She gets him drunk.

2. What does the owner of the items conclude at the end of "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?
(a) His friend is a liar.
(b) His friend is careless.
(c) His friend can no longer borrow things.
(d) If something gives birth it can die.

3. In "Coyote Fights a Lump of Pitch," whom does the Coyote trick into taking his place?
(a) A boar.
(b) A fox.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A dog.

4. In "The King's Favorite," when does the king remember the girl's disobedience?
(a) When she dies.
(b) When she is old.
(c) On her 13th birthday.
(d) He does not remember.

5. In "The Waiting Maid's Parrot," what does the parrot help the maiden do?
(a) Fall in love.
(b) Save her family.
(c) Win riches.
(d) Find food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the earth in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?

2. In "Chelm Justice," whom does the judge sentence to die instead of the original criminal?

3. In "The Ash Lad Who Made the Princess Say You're a Liar!" for whom does the King want to find a spouse?

4. Where did "The King's Favorite" originate?

5. Who is a liar in the "The Parson and the Sexton"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the guard lie to the king in the story "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer"?

2. Describe how men and women came together in "How Men and Women Got Together."

3. What makes the poet in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud" truly happy?

4. Into what does the oldest man in "The Seventh Father of the House"' fit?

5. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," how does the Hodja manage to keep the cauldron?

6. Who marries the princess in "Crack and Crook"? Why?

7. Why is the king in "Quevedo and the King" mad at Quevedo?

8. Who do the three brothers try to trick in "The Tall Tales" and why? What becomes of the brothers?

9. Whom does the imp possess in "The Brewery of Eggshells"?

10. In the story "The Waiting Maid's Parrot," how does the young boy find the buried girl?

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