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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. In "The Prayer that was Answered," what happens to the dishonest man?
(a) He is eaten by a tiger.
(b) He is eaten by a bear.
(c) He lives forever.
(d) He is shot.

2. What does the lawyer put in his pocket at the end of "The Lawyer and the Devil"?
(a) A wafer.
(b) A candle.
(c) A coin.
(d) A Bible.

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

4. In "It Could Always Be Worse," what does the man complain about to his Rabbi?
(a) His children.
(b) His house.
(c) His wife.
(d) His father-in-law.

5. In "The Three Sillies," what does the maiden weep over in the basement?
(a) A mallet.
(b) A screwdriver.
(c) A broken heart.
(d) A dying bird.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the prophecy in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?

4. Where does the man go to find his wife in "The Spirit Wife"?

5. In "The Lawyer and the Devil," why does the boy give his soul to the devil?

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