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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Getting of Wisdom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman pray for in "The Prayer that was Answered"?
(a) Her husband will die.
(b) She will have a baby.
(c) Rain will come.
(d) Her daughter will marry a wealthy man.

2. In what country did "Merry Prank" originate?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Holland.
(d) Nigeria.

3. How are the pickpockets related in "The Two Pickpockets"?
(a) They are father and son.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are married.

4. In "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows," the weeds turn into _____________.
(a) A handsome man.
(b) A horse.
(c) A cow.
(d) A beautiful girl.

5. What country is the origin of the tale "The Drovers Who Lost Their Feet"?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the magician try to create in "The Well-Baked Man"?

2. In "Talk," who sends the frightened men away?

3. From which group of people does the story "Glooscap and the Baby" come?

4. Where does "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"originate?

5. What does the poor man want to smell in "Rich Man, Poor Man"?

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