Timun Mas and the Ogre's Pouches

What was the primary source of the widow Mbok Sirni's distress?

• Her farm was failing.

• She was overwhelmed by loneliness and longed for a child.

• A monstrous ogre was threatening her village.

• She had lost her husband and was struggling financially.

To whom did Mbok Sirni pray when her loneliness became unbearable?

• A powerful hermit

• The village elder

• Buto Ijo, a monstrous ogre

• The spirit of the Java Sea

What terrible condition did Buto Ijo impose on Mbok Sirni for granting her wish for a child?

• She had to sacrifice her farm to him.

• She had to offer him all her future harvests.

• She had to return the child to him when it turned six years old to become his meal.

• She had to live alone in the forest for the rest of her life.

How did Mbok Sirni discover the baby girl she named Timun Mas?

• The baby was left on her doorstep by a mysterious stranger.

• She found the baby inside a large cucumber that emitted a golden radiance.

• The hermit brought the baby to her from the Southern Mountain.

• The baby appeared magically in her arms after she prayed.

What name did Mbok Sirni give to the baby girl she found?

• Timun Mas

• Putri Hijau

• Dewi Sri

• Bawang Merah

When the time came to fulfill her promise, where did Mbok Sirni journey to seek advice?

• The Java Sea

• The village temple

• Gunung Kidul, the Southern Mountain

• A hidden cave in the forest

What was in the first pouch given to Timun Mas by the hermit, and what effect did it have on the ogre?

• A bag of cucumber seeds, which grew into a dense field of cucumbers.

• A handful of salt, which transformed into a powerful torrent of salt water.

• A small bag of needles, which became a sharp bamboo forest.

• A bag of spices, which turned into a boiling sea of mud.

What was in the second pouch given to Timun Mas, and what did it create?

• A bag of spices, creating a fiery lava pit.

• A small bag of needles, creating a dense forest of sharp bamboo trees.

• A handful of salt, creating a vast ocean.

• A bag of golden seeds, creating a field of golden flowers.

What was in the third pouch Timun Mas threw, and what was its effect?

• A bag of rice, which turned into a mountain of food.

• A handful of sand, which created a desert.

• A bag of salt, which transformed into a powerful torrent of salt water.

• A small bag of pebbles, which became a rocky landslide.

What was in the final pouch Timun Mas used, and what was its ultimate effect on Buto Ijo?

• A bag of spices, which transformed into a boiling sea of mud, burning the ogre.

• A bag of magical dust, which made the ogre disappear.

• A bag of seeds, which grew into a giant tree trapping the ogre.

• A bag of water, which drowned the ogre in a flood.