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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. Where did "The Man Who Had No Story" originate?
(a) China.
(b) Ireland.
(c) America.
(d) Peru.

2. What transports Brian to a far away land in "The Man Who Had No Story"?
(a) A car.
(b) A well.
(c) A beanstalk.
(d) A horse.

3. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) His mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are the pickpockets related in "The Two Pickpockets"?

3. In "Catherine, Sly Country Lass," how does Catherine trick the king?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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