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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. What happens to the girl at the house she visits accidentally in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows"?
(a) Her face is ripped off.
(b) She is attacked by wolves.
(c) She drinks some tea.
(d) She has dinner.

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

3. What does Hodja tell the owner happened to the second item he borrowed in "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?
(a) It had a baby.
(b) It died.
(c) He lost it.
(d) It broke.

4. In "The Brewery of Eggshells," with what is the woman's baby replaced?
(a) A gnome.
(b) An imp.
(c) A stone.
(d) A bear.

5. What does the king send for in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud"?
(a) A knight.
(b) A queen.
(c) A singer.
(d) A poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Glooscap and the Baby," how old is Wasis?

2. What is wrong with the earth in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?

3. What contest must suitors enter in "The Ash Lad Who Made the Princess Say You're a Liar!"?

4. What must the servant in "Helping to Lie'" help his master do?

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

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