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

2. In "The Man Who Had No Story," what does the elderly couple ask Brian to do?
(a) Milk their cow.
(b) Make them some dinner.
(c) Sing them a song.
(d) Tell them a fairytell.

3. Where did "The Parson and the Sexton" originate?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Norway.

4. What does the owner of the items conclude at the end of "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?
(a) His friend is a liar.
(b) If something gives birth it can die.
(c) His friend can no longer borrow things.
(d) His friend is careless.

5. From which group of people does the story "Glooscap and the Baby" come?
(a) Egyptians.
(b) Eskimos.
(c) Europeans.
(d) American Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in "The Prayer that was Answered," pretend to be?

2. What do the animals decide to buy in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?

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

4. Who are the main tricksters in "The Tall Tales"?

5. How does the woman in "The Brewery of Eggshells," discover the child is not hers?

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