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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. On what condition are the tricksters released in "The Tall Tales"?

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

3. What does the woman pray for in "The Prayer that was Answered"?

4. What country is the origin of the tale "The Drovers Who Lost Their Feet"?

5. What does the owner of the items conclude at the end of "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the parson trade clothes with the sexton in "The Parson and the Sexton"?

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

6. Why do the townspeople in "Chelm Justice" not want to hang the shoe mender?

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

8. In "Glooscap and the Baby" how does the baby defeat Glooscap?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences in the portrayal of the devil in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs" and one other fable that Yolen includes in her collection. Why are these differences significant?

Essay Topic 2

What does the title of the section "The Getting of Wisdom'' mean to you? What do you think this title means to Yolen? Choose one story from this section and explain that story's definition of wisdom.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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