Exam 25: African and African-American Trickster Stories

In "Tricking All the Kings," a king tricks the water thief by constructing a ________________.

Roger Abrahams believes that the reason the trickster is so successful is that he ________________________.

In "The Ant's Burden," the ______________ causes rain by singing.

______________ is the trickster figure and also the dupe in "The Ant's Burden."

John Roberts contrasts the reasons for shortages and privation: in Africa, they are due to natural disasters or war; in America they are due to ___________________.

_________________ is the name of the West African trickster in the form of a spider.

_____________ is the real trickster in "Tricking All the Kings."

The story told by Nora at the wake in St. Vincent was about Nanny and her _________________.

Master King will declare that all stories are to be called "Anansi Stories" if Anansi can ___________________.

The victim of a hero's trick is called a ________________.

In "Tricking All the Kings," ______________ stops trying to eat the lady who untied him because all the trees and all the stones cry "Shame."

"How and Why" tales, such as "Why the Hare Runs Away," result in an explanation of a feature of our world. This is the __________ aspect of myths.

A significant number of African and African-American tales involve a hero who succeeds by ________________.

The box that Mr. Ant is obliged to carry contains ________________________________.

At the wake in St. Vincent, the old woman entices all to join in singing. And then she _____________________________.

"________________________" trick is the term used to bring an unexpected or artificial resolution to a problem, such as Nora's ending her story with "Her husband came down with his cutlass and ax and all, and cut down all the trees and gave that old lady a whoppu!"

_____________ was the Hare's most serious transgression against society.

_______________ is the character who recognizes that Massa King's daughter's suitor is actually a boarhog.

Many African-American folktales are adaptations of _________________ tales.

John Roberts, an expert on African and African-American folktales, says that _______________ form the bases of both traditions.