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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death and the World's End.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows," the weeds turn into _____________.
(a) A handsome man.
(b) A horse.
(c) A beautiful girl.
(d) A cow.

2. In "Jump Into My Sack," what does the boy do with his gifts?
(a) Helps others.
(b) Buys a wife.
(c) Treats his friends to riches.
(d) Buys a larger house.

3. What is wrong with the earth in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?
(a) It is dry.
(b) It is empty.
(c) It is muddy.
(d) It is wet.

4. In "The Well-Baked Man," what animal distracts the magician from his task?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The coyote.
(c) The dog.
(d) The bear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the first brother rewarded when he gives the women a line to their song in "The Two Hunchbacks"?

2. Where did "Catherine, Sly Country Lass" originate?

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

4. In "Talk" something frightens the men. What frightens them?

5. At the end of "Quevedo and the King," Quevedo thinks the king is ___________.

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