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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. What curse did Maidere put on Dog?

2. Who came down from the sky?

3. What sprang up over where the divine woman was buried?

4. Who instructed the animals to bring dirt up from the bottom of the water?

5. What type of animal is Tjenterama?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the first man created from in chapter six?

2. What did the seer tell Nayambi to do to the spider that helped him escape?

3. What did Ulgen create after he created the earth?

4. What does Maidere tell Ulgen the reason is for the fact that the men never change?

5. How was the earth created in chapter eleven?

6. How were plants of the earth created?

7. What is the woman's personality like after she is brought to life by Erlik?

8. What did Tawis-karong do to the animals he created?

9. What is Ananse and why is he sent on a quest by Wulbari?

10. What happened to Karora and his sons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both the raven in chapter one and Quat the Creator in chapter two design the earth to please mankind. What are some of the creations they make to please man? What does this say about these gods? What does it tell the reader about how they feel toward man?

Essay Topic 2

Why do cultures have a need to explain the origins of man, the earth and the heavens? How do the stories presented in the book help to explain these things? Give specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Often the sun and moon are seen as opposites. One is said to exist before the other.

1) Which stories begin with darkness?

2) Which stories begin with light?

3) Do more stories begin with darkness or with light? Why might this be?

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