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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fool: Numbskulls and Noodleheads.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jack causes a deaf girl to laugh in "Lazy Jack." What is his reward?
(a) He gets to kiss her.
(b) A cow.
(c) Money.
(d) He gets to marry her.

2. Why does the king become angry with Catherine in the story "Catherine, Sly Country Lass"?
(a) She spends his money.
(b) She overrules him.
(c) She disobeys him.
(d) She hits him.

3. What contest must suitors enter in "The Ash Lad Who Made the Princess Say You're a Liar!"?
(a) They must outlie the King's son.
(b) They must be completely honest.
(c) They must outlie the King's daughter.
(d) They must flatter the King's daughter.

4. What did the sexton have to wear in "The Parson and the Sexton"?
(a) The prince's robe.
(b) The queen's crown.
(c) The beggar's coat.
(d) The parson's clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Quevedo and the King," Quevedo thinks the king is ___________.

2. What happens in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" when the forbidden word is spoken?

3. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?

4. Where did "The Man Who Had No Story" originate?

5. What is the man in "The Seventh Father of the House" looking for?

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