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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. Who had power over the night?

2. Who came to tempt the guard when Maidere left?

3. What did Ulgen give the man?

4. What did Earth Starter make last?

5. What was everywhere in the beginning of chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the creator of the world in chapter eight?

2. Who are Mawu and Lisa and what do they rule?

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

4. Where is Karora asleep when as chapter nine begins?

5. How were plants of the earth created?

6. How were the woman's children born?

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

8. How did Mawu-Lisa treat the gods they created?

9. Why did Ulgen send Erlik down to be the leader of the dead spirits?

10. Why is Wulbari upset in the beginning of chapter ten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How many of the stories have a ruler of death, the dead or the underworld? How were these rulers created? Are they equal to the creator god? Why or why not? How can you tell? Are the rules of the dead fearful gods? Happy gods? Neither? Both? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Which stories involve a trickster? What are the characteristics of a trickster? How do things usually end up for the trickster? Give examples from the text in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the twin gods in chapter eight with the twin gods in chapter eleven.

How are they alike?

How are they different?

What is the relationship like between Mawu and Lisa?

What is the relationship like between Tawis-karong and Tijus-keha?

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