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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Very Young and the Very Old.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which group of people does the story "Glooscap and the Baby" come?
(a) Eskimos.
(b) Egyptians.
(c) American Indians.
(d) Europeans.

2. How does the woman in "The Brewery of Eggshells," discover the child is not hers?
(a) She paints eggshells.
(b) She brews eggshells.
(c) She makes an omelette.
(d) She poaches eggs.

3. Where did "The Man Who Had No Story" originate?
(a) China.
(b) America.
(c) Peru.
(d) Ireland.

4. On what condition are the tricksters released in "The Tall Tales"?
(a) They leave the country.
(b) They never lie again.
(c) They pay 5,000 dollars.
(d) They chop off their left hand.

5. What is "The Fly" about?
(a) Plants.
(b) Forgiving debt.
(c) Death.
(d) Insects.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Catherine, Sly Country Lass," how does Catherine trick the king?

2. What happens in "The Brewery of Eggshells" when the woman performs the test on her child?

3. What transports Brian to a far away land in "The Man Who Had No Story"?

4. In "The Tall Tales," whom do the tricksters try to trick?

5. Where did "Catherine, Sly Country Lass" originate?

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