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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Getting of Wisdom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Bridget and the Lurikeen," what does Bridget capture?
(a) A suitor.
(b) A fish.
(c) A gnome.
(d) A Lurikeen.

2. In "Getting Common Sense," Anansi wants to charge people for ___________.
(a) Cooking.
(b) Tutoring.
(c) Trips down the river.
(d) Advice.

3. What does the man in "The Prayer that was Answered," pretend to be?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A banker.
(c) A god.
(d) A judge.

4. What country is the origin of the tale "The Drovers Who Lost Their Feet"?
(a) Mexico.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Italy.

5. In "Talk" something frightens the men. What frightens them?
(a) The water speaks to them.
(b) Ghosts speak to them.
(c) Their objects talk.
(d) The sky speaks to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature must Art beat in "The King of Ireland's Son"?

2. In "Those Stubborn Souls, the Biellese," what does the man refuse to say?

3. In "It Could Always Be Worse," what does the man complain about to his Rabbi?

4. Why can't the son in "Lost Horse" go to war?

5. What does the devil ask Katcha to do at the start of "Katcha and the Devil"?

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