1. Does The Wild Hunt belong in that category of folktale that the psychologist Carl Jung describes as archetypal? The widespread legend can be found in some Indian epics and Malayan traditions as well as in Northern Europe.

2. Myths, legends, folktales, and fairy tales are similar in many ways. Describe some of these similarities. In which category does The Wild Hunt belong?

3. In dreams, events occur spontaneously without apparent cause. In some of Franz Kafka's stories—"The Country Doctor," for example—this dreamlike quality is present. Yolen's story has events that are similar—for instance, the sudden appearance of the river in Chapter Ten Sort Of. Analyze the use of dreams and dreamscapes in modern fiction.

4. What is the origin of the myth of the White Goddess? Has her image changed over the centuries?

5. The Wild Hunt is...