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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Very Young and the Very Old.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 daughter.
(b) His maid.
(c) His son.
(d) His wife.

2. What is the man in "The Seventh Father of the House" looking for?
(a) A job.
(b) A new bride.
(c) Food.
(d) A place to stay.

3. What do the pickpockets in "The Two Pickpockets" hope their children become?
(a) Acrobats.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Pickpockets.
(d) Circus clowns.

4. Who is a liar in the "The Parson and the Sexton"?
(a) The sexton.
(b) The king.
(c) The parson.
(d) The queen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What transports Brian to a far away land in "The Man Who Had No Story"?

2. Why is Glooscap sad in "Glooscap and the Baby"?

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

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

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

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