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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death and the World's End.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pact do the two friends make in "One Night in Paradise"?
(a) To be the other's best man.
(b) To be friends forever.
(c) To be buried together.
(d) To marry the other's wife should one die.

2. The young man loses his prize horse in "Lost Horse." What does does his father think about this?
(a) He is very upset.
(b) It's a blessing.
(c) He's indifferent.
(d) It was unavoidable.

3. At the end of "The Promises of the Three Sisters," what happens to the jealous sisters?
(a) They are turned into flowers.
(b) They are banished from the kingdom.
(c) They are burned.
(d) Each one marries a prince.

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

5. What does Ansai ask people to count in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Yams.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Pigs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the devil ask Katcha to do at the start of "Katcha and the Devil"?

3. What happens to the maiden in "The Waiting Maid's Parrot"?

4. What does the lawyer put in his pocket at the end of "The Lawyer and the Devil"?

5. Whose house does the girl in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows" accidentally visit?

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