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

2. Who comes to the bride's rescue in the story "The Prayer that was Answered"'?
(a) A chieftan.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A shepherd.
(d) The mayor.

3. In "Wagging My Tail in the Mud," what animal is happiest wagging it's tail?
(a) A pig.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A dog.

4. "How Men and Women Got Together" is about ________________.
(a) Religion.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Creation.
(d) Marriage.

5. In "The Hodja and the Cauldron," why does Hodja say he can't return the original item?
(a) It broke.
(b) It had a baby.
(c) He lost it.
(d) It decided to live with him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Crack at the end of "Crack and Crook"?

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

4. What must the servant in "Helping to Lie'" help his master do?

5. Why does the man return to marry the girl at the end of "The Three Sillies"'?

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