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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man in "The Prayer that was Answered," pretend to be?
(a) A judge.
(b) A god.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A banker.

2. Where did "Father of Eighteen Elves" originate?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Ireland.
(c) America.
(d) Iceland.

3. What is wrong with the couple's marriage in "What Happened to Hadji"?
(a) He has an affair.
(b) She has an affair.
(c) They fight.
(d) They spend too much money.

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

5. What happens in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" when the forbidden word is spoken?
(a) Your tongue falls out.
(b) Death.
(c) Choking.
(d) The crops die.

6. Where did "Catherine, Sly Country Lass" originate?
(a) Spain.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

7. What is the king trying to decide in "The White Cat"?
(a) Whom to appoint as an advisor.
(b) Whom to marry.
(c) Whom to kill.
(d) Whom to give his kingdom.

8. Whose house does the girl in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows" accidentally visit?
(a) An old lady's house.
(b) An ogre's house.
(c) A demon's house.
(d) Her father's house.

9. Why does the man return to marry the girl at the end of "The Three Sillies"'?
(a) A witch forces him to return.
(b) He finds people sillier then she is.
(c) He doesn't find anyone sillier then she is.
(d) He misses her.

10. In "The Longwitton Dragon," why can the knight not slay the dragon?
(a) The dragon's tail is in the water.
(b) The dragon's toe is in the water.
(c) The dragon begs to be forgiven.
(d) The knight forgot his sword.

11. In "The Drovers Who Lost Their Feet," the men are confused about __________.
(a) Whose feet belong to which man.
(b) Where their feet want to go.
(c) Whose feet need a pedicure.
(d) Who cut off their wives' toes.

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

13. What happens in "The Brewery of Eggshells" when the woman performs the test on her child?
(a) The baby dies.
(b) Snow falls.
(c) The sky darkens.
(d) The baby talks.

14. What does Hodja tell the owner happened to the second item he borrowed in "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?
(a) It had a baby.
(b) He lost it.
(c) It broke.
(d) It died.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "How Men and Women Got Together" is about ________________.

2. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," why does Hodja say he can't return the original item?

3. What word is no one allowed to say in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"?

4. Where did "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories" originate?

5. What does Ansai ask people to count in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"?

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