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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. Why is Glooscap sad in "Glooscap and the Baby"?
(a) He lives alone.
(b) He defeated everyone.
(c) He didn't become king.
(d) His mother died.

2. In "Merry Prank," the king wants to see if ________is more clever then his jesters.
(a) The Prince.
(b) Hal.
(c) Tyll.
(d) The queen.

3. The young man loses his prize horse in "Lost Horse." What does does his father think about this?
(a) It was unavoidable.
(b) It's a blessing.
(c) He's indifferent.
(d) He is very upset.

4. Falsehood accuses the boy at the hotel of ___________.
(a) Fighting.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Purgery.

5. In "The Tall Tales," whom do the tricksters try to trick?
(a) A queen.
(b) A count.
(c) A king.
(d) A prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the king give to the boy in "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"?

2. Who tries to marry Sedna?

3. Who frees the devil from Katcha's clutches?

4. What does the princess promise to give birth to in "The Promises of the Three Sisters"?

5. What does Anansi want to gather up in "Getting Common Sense"?

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