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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tricksters, Rogues, and Cheats.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"originate?
(a) St. Thomas.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Tibet.
(d) France.

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

3. Who comes to the bride's rescue in the story "The Prayer that was Answered"'?
(a) A shepherd.
(b) The mayor.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A chieftan.

4. What do the pickpockets in "The Two Pickpockets" hope their children become?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Pickpockets.
(c) Acrobats.
(d) Circus clowns.

5. In "Glooscap and the Baby," how old is Wasis?
(a) A teenager.
(b) An old man.
(c) A baby.
(d) A middle-aged man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" what other role does the queen play?

2. What does the boy in "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer" carry with him on his travels?

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

4. In "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer," who is jealous of the king?

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

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