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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. Why can't the son in "Lost Horse" go to war?
(a) He is too young.
(b) He broke his hip.
(c) His dad said no.
(d) He lost his horse.

2. In "Getting Common Sense," Anansi wants to charge people for ___________.
(a) Trips down the river.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Tutoring.
(d) Advice.

3. Where do the husband and wife move to in "The Dream House"?
(a) Texas.
(b) England.
(c) Paris.
(d) Naples.

4. In "The Spirit Wife," why can the man not touch his wife?
(a) He will collapse into dust.
(b) He'll die.
(c) She'll die.
(d) A great earthquake will occur.

5. In "Talk" something frightens the men. What frightens them?
(a) Ghosts speak to them.
(b) The sky speaks to them.
(c) Their objects talk.
(d) The water speaks to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Bridget and the Lurikeen," what does Bridget capture?

2. What does the Rabbi in "It Could Always Be Worse" tell the men to bring into his home?

3. Where does Orpheus travel to sing songs of Eurydice?

4. What pact do the two friends make in "One Night in Paradise"?

5. How is the first brother rewarded when he gives the women a line to their song in "The Two Hunchbacks"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the moral of "It Could Always Be Worse" arrived at?

2. What does the woman in "The Dream House" discover about the house she dream about?

3. Why are the two sisters jealous of their other sister in "The Promises of the Three Sisters"?

4. What does the man find out about the girl he falls in love with in "A Pretty Girl in the Road"?

5. How is that everyone has common sense according to "Getting Common Sense"?

6. In the story "Truth and Falsehood," what would Truth rather do then be friends with Falsehood? Why?

7. Why does a light bob between Virgina and Carolina?

8. What rule does Orpheus break in "Orpheus and Eurydice"? What is the result?

9. In "Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka," how does the King find his bride?

10. How does the poor man outsmart the rich man in "Rich Man, Poor Man"?

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