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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fool: Numbskulls and Noodleheads.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Glooscap and the Baby," how old is Wasis?
(a) An old man.
(b) A baby.
(c) A teenager.
(d) A middle-aged man.

2. What happens to the girl at the house she visits accidentally in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows"?
(a) She drinks some tea.
(b) She is attacked by wolves.
(c) Her face is ripped off.
(d) She has dinner.

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

4. What does Jack carry home in "Lazy Jack"?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A bag of money.
(c) A feather.
(d) A cow.

5. Where does Quevedo grab the king in "Quevedo and the King"?
(a) On the arm.
(b) On the his face.
(c) Between the legs.
(d) On the leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tribes exist at the start of "How Men and Women Got Together"?

2. What happens in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" when the forbidden word is spoken?

3. What is the occupation of the man who commits a crime in "Chelm Justice"?

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

5. How is the child in "The Two Pickpockets" deformed?

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