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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 "The Man Who Had No Story," what does the elderly couple ask Brian to do?
(a) Make them some dinner.
(b) Tell them a fairytell.
(c) Sing them a song.
(d) Milk their cow.

2. Where does "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"originate?
(a) France.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) St. Thomas.
(d) Tibet.

3. How does the woman in "The Brewery of Eggshells," discover the child is not hers?
(a) She poaches eggs.
(b) She makes an omelette.
(c) She paints eggshells.
(d) She brews eggshells.

4. What is the man in "The Seventh Father of the House" looking for?
(a) A new bride.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) Food.
(d) A job.

5. What is "The Fly" about?
(a) Insects.
(b) Plants.
(c) Forgiving debt.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes to the bride's rescue in the story "The Prayer that was Answered"'?

3. What does the boy in "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer" carry with him on his travels?

4. What is wrong with the couple's marriage in "What Happened to Hadji"?

5. Who helps the men solve their problem in "The Drovers Who Lost Their Feet"?

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