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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9: A Heroic Death, Counterfeit Money & The Generous Gambler.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Joker", what does the donkey do when he sees the man?
(a) The donkey trots on.
(b) The donkey kicks his legs.
(c) The donkey goes to beg food from the man.
(d) The donkey bites him.

2. In "Counterfeit Money", what does the man call his friend's stupidity?
(a) Foolishness.
(b) Evil.
(c) Trickery.
(d) Pride.

3. In "At One in the Morning", what allows the narrator to relax?
(a) Shadows.
(b) Women.
(c) Morning.
(d) Dinner.

4. How does the tradesman react to his child's gift in "The Fairies' Gifts"?
(a) He demands a better gift.
(b) He laughs at it.
(c) He wants the fairy to explain it to him.
(d) He tries to pay the fairy.

5. In "A Heroic Death", why does the Prince want to save Fancioulle's life?
(a) Because he knows he is innocent.
(b) Because his lord tricked him.
(c) Because he is so young.
(d) Because of his performance at court.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does the she-devil in "The Temptations: Or, Eros, Plutus, and Fame" remind the narrator?

2. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?

3. Why does the narrator want something of color from the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?

4. What happens to the mountebank in "The Old Mountebank"?

5. How does the narrator feel at the end of "Cake"?

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