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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi" when the forbidden word is spoken?
(a) Choking.
(b) Death.
(c) The crops die.
(d) Your tongue falls out.

2. What word is no one allowed to say in "Being Greedy Chokes Anansi"?
(a) Hello.
(b) Eight.
(c) Moonlight.
(d) Five.

3. Where did "Father of Eighteen Elves" originate?
(a) Mexico.
(b) America.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Ireland.

4. Where did "The King's Favorite" originate?
(a) England.
(b) China.
(c) Iceland.
(d) South Africa.

5. What does the servant tell the nobleman at the end of "Helping to Lie"?
(a) He does not need to lie.
(b) He should marry.
(c) He need not tell outlandish stories.
(d) He should not tell the truth.

6. Who are the main tricksters in "The Tall Tales"?
(a) Five thieves.
(b) A king and a queen.
(c) Three brothers.
(d) Two sisters.

7. In "The Birth of Finn MacCumhail," who hides the boy?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

8. In "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer," who is jealous of the king?
(a) The prince.
(b) The boy.
(c) The queen.
(d) The guard.

9. What does Hodja borrow in "The Hodja and the Cauldron"?
(a) A cauldron.
(b) A wand.
(c) A fish.
(d) A broom.

10. Where did "Catherine, Sly Country Lass" originate?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

11. At the end of "Quevedo and the King," Quevedo thinks the king is ___________.
(a) The page boy.
(b) His father.
(c) The prince.
(d) The queen.

12. 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.

13. Who comes to the bride's rescue in the story "The Prayer that was Answered"'?
(a) A chieftan.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) The mayor.
(d) A doctor.

14. Who helps the spider in "How Spider Obtained the Sky God's Stories"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) His brother.

15. What does the boy in "The Merchant's Daughter and the Slanderer" carry with him on his travels?
(a) A photo of his mother.
(b) A cross.
(c) A knife.
(d) A photo of his sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the woman pray for in "The Prayer that was Answered"?

3. In "The Tall Tales," whom do the tricksters try to trick?

4. In "Nars-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit," whom does the Hodja address at the beginning of the story?

5. In "The King's Favorite," when does the king remember the girl's disobedience?

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