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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Getting of Wisdom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the princess promise to give birth to in "The Promises of the Three Sisters"?
(a) A son.
(b) A daughter.
(c) Twins.
(d) Octoplets.

2. What punishment is given to the boy in "Truth and Falsehood"?
(a) His ears are boxed.
(b) His ears are pulled.
(c) He is spanked.
(d) His fingers are broken.

3. What does the witch tie to the sister's neck in "Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka"?
(a) A chain.
(b) A necktie.
(c) A jewel.
(d) A stone.

4. How are the pickpockets related in "The Two Pickpockets"?
(a) They are father and son.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are married.

5. What is wrong with the handsome suitor in "Mr. Fox"?
(a) He is already married.
(b) He is a murderer.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He is a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Doctor and His Pupil," what must the boy dust?

2. Where did "The Parson and the Sexton" originate?

3. In "The Tall Tales," whom do the tricksters try to trick?

4. At the end of "The Promises of the Three Sisters," what happens to the jealous sisters?

5. In "The Man Who Had No Story," what does the elderly couple ask Brian to do?

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