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

2. What does the man steal from the swan in "The Swan-Maiden"?
(a) Food.
(b) A toe nail.
(c) Her beak.
(d) Feathers.

3. In "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" what other role does the queen play?
(a) She is a poet.
(b) She is a witch.
(c) She is a seamstress.
(d) She is a knight.

4. In "The Finn Messenger," what condition is the wife in when her husband leaves for sea?
(a) Sick.
(b) Pregnant.
(c) Well.
(d) Dying.

5. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His children.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Visilisa keep in her pocket until she dies?

2. What happens to the girl at the house she visits accidentally in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows"?

3. What do the pickpockets in "The Two Pickpockets" hope their children become?

4. How long does the fisherman have to live in "Then the Merman Laughed"?

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

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