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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. Whose house does the girl in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows" accidentally visit?
(a) An old lady's house.
(b) An ogre's house.
(c) A demon's house.
(d) Her father's house.

2. What is wrong with the handsome suitor in "Mr. Fox"?
(a) He is poor.
(b) He is already married.
(c) He is a murderer.
(d) He is a woman.

3. Where did "The Parson and the Sexton" originate?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Norway.

4. Who are the main tricksters in "The Tall Tales"?
(a) Five thieves.
(b) Two sisters.
(c) A king and a queen.
(d) Three brothers.

5. At the end of "Quevedo and the King," Quevedo thinks the king is ___________.
(a) His father.
(b) The page boy.
(c) The prince.
(d) The queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman pray for in "The Prayer that was Answered"?

2. In "The Prayer that was Answered," what happens to the dishonest man?

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

4. In "The Waiting Maid's Parrot," what does the parrot help the maiden do?

5. What does the servant tell the nobleman at the end of "Helping to Lie"?

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