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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lemel put his second gift from Shlemel?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) In the hay.
(c) In his coat pocket.
(d) In a purse.

2. What game are Grandmother's grandchildren playing at the beginning of this story?
(a) Tag.
(b) Hide and Seek.
(c) Jacks.
(d) Dreidel.

3. What is the coat made of that belonged to the strange man in Grandmother's tale?
(a) Bear hide.
(b) Leather.
(c) Wolf fur.
(d) Fox fur.

4. What surprises Lemel about the Elders after he has a baby?
(a) They cannot discern the sex of his child.
(b) They do not remember his name.
(c) They wear mourning clothes to the baby's birth.
(d) They show their foolish nature.

5. Why is Lemel unable to sign the marriage contract at first?
(a) He cannot read.
(b) He has no pen.
(c) He does not love Yenta.
(d) He cannot write.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals appear as the strange man spins around in the house?

2. What symbol keeps appearing for the strange man in Grandmother's story while he is entertaining the children?

3. How does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" say he got lost?

4. How many sons does the father in "Grandmother's Tale" have?

5. What is kept burning in the room made to look like paradise?

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