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

2. In "Catherine, Sly Country Lass," how does Catherine trick the king?
(a) She gets him drunk.
(b) She poisons him.
(c) She swaps marbles.
(d) She lies.

3. On what condition are the tricksters released in "The Tall Tales"?
(a) They never lie again.
(b) They pay 5,000 dollars.
(c) They chop off their left hand.
(d) They leave the country.

4. What did the sexton have to wear in "The Parson and the Sexton"?
(a) The prince's robe.
(b) The beggar's coat.
(c) The queen's crown.
(d) The parson's clothes.

5. In "The King's Favorite," when does the king remember the girl's disobedience?
(a) He does not remember.
(b) On her 13th birthday.
(c) When she is old.
(d) When she dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the king send for in "Wagging My Tail in the Mud"?

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

3. Where did "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories" originate?

4. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?

5. What happens to the three year old child in "Father of Eighteen Elves" when his mother returns?

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