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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must the servant in "Helping to Lie'" help his master do?
(a) Smile.
(b) Love.
(c) Steal.
(d) Lie.

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

3. What does the serpent like to eat in "Li Chi Slays the Serpent"?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Rats.
(c) Little boys.
(d) Little girls.

4. What is the secret to knowledge according to "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail"?
(a) Biting one's thumb.
(b) Meditating.
(c) Scratching one's head.
(d) Reading books.

5. In "Catherine, Sly Country Lass," how does Catherine trick the king?
(a) She poisons him.
(b) She gets him drunk.
(c) She lies.
(d) She swaps marbles.

6. How does Wasis respond to Glooscoop in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
(a) Wasis does not respond..
(b) Wasis hits Glooscap.
(c) Wasis recites poetry.
(d) Wasis screams.

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

8. Who helps the men solve their problem in "The Drovers Who Lost Their Feet"?
(a) Their boss.
(b) Their wives.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A stranger.

9. What does Jack carry home in "Lazy Jack"?
(a) A cow.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A bag of money.
(d) A feather.

10. What does the boy in "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer" carry with him on his travels?
(a) A knife.
(b) A photo of his mother.
(c) A photo of his sister.
(d) A cross.

11. In what country did "Merry Prank" originate?
(a) Germany.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Holland.
(d) Russia.

12. What does the king demand from the boy in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?
(a) Three hairs.
(b) An apology.
(c) His word.
(d) Money.

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

14. In "The Ash Lad Who Made the Princess Say You're a Liar!" for whom does the King want to find a spouse?
(a) His maid.
(b) His son.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the owner of the items conclude at the end of "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?

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

3. In "Wagging My Tail in the Mud," what animal is happiest wagging it's tail?

4. What does the woman pray for in "The Prayer that was Answered"?

5. Where does "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"originate?

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