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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. What does the woman pray for in "The Prayer that was Answered"?
(a) Her husband will die.
(b) Rain will come.
(c) Her daughter will marry a wealthy man.
(d) She will have a baby.

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

3. What happens to the girl at the house she visits accidentally in "The Little Old Woman with Five Cows"?
(a) Her face is ripped off.
(b) She has dinner.
(c) She is attacked by wolves.
(d) She drinks some tea.

4. Why does the man return to marry the girl at the end of "The Three Sillies"'?
(a) A witch forces him to return.
(b) He misses her.
(c) He finds people sillier then she is.
(d) He doesn't find anyone sillier then she is.

5. From what country does the story "A Pretty Girl in the Road" originate?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Ireland.
(c) America.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the earth in "Why the Hare Runs Away"?

2. In "Youth Without Age and Life Without Death," what does the young man battle?

3. What is "The Fly" about?

4. The man in "Those Stubborn Souls, the Biellese," is turned into _______________.

5. Which member of the family in "A Pretty Girl in the Road" died previously?

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