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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Quevedo and the King," why is the king upset with Quevedo?

2. What does the servant tell the nobleman at the end of "Helping to Lie"?

3. Who are the main tricksters in "The Tall Tales"?

4. What happens to Crack at the end of "Crack and Crook"?

5. From which group of people does the story "Glooscap and the Baby" come?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the sea creatures created in "Sedna"?

2. The king wants to decide who is more clever in "Merry Prank." Which characters are considered by the king? Who is victorious?

3. Describe the prophecy in "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail."

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

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

6. How does the hare anger the other animals in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?

7. What is wrong with Mr. Fox in the story "Mr. Fox"?

8. What did the infant child in "The Two Pickpockets" steal from the midwife?

9. What does the man put in his trunk in "The Prayer that was Answered"? What does he discover in his trunk when he arrives home?

10. How does Catherine trick her husband in "Catherine, Sly Country Lass"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the stories "Orpheus and Eurydice" and "The Spirit Wife." Include in your essay a discussion of how culture affects the story.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the folktales in Yolen's book and address the subject of voice. Describe which person the folktale is written in and who is the main voice of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conflict in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi." Explain the conflict in context to the plot and to the characters.

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