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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9: A Heroic Death, Counterfeit Money & The Generous Gambler.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the mountebank in "The Old Mountebank"?
(a) He walks into a restaurant.
(b) He starts singing loudly.
(c) The narrator loses sight of him.
(d) He is arrested.

2. In "The Bad Glazier", why does the narrator's friend start a forest fire?
(a) It is an accident.
(b) Because he falls asleep while smoking a cigar.
(c) To frighten his wife.
(d) To see how quickly it spread.

3. What does the narrator drop on the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) A book.
(b) A picture frame.
(c) A flowerpot.
(d) A brick.

4. What happens after the strange man in "Cake" has a piece of food?
(a) Another man attacks him.
(b) He eats it quickly.
(c) The narrator takes it back.
(d) He throws it on the ground.

5. Why does the narrator want something of color from the glazier in "The Bad Glazier"?
(a) To decorate his bedroom.
(b) To give to his wife.
(c) To resell at the market.
(d) To brighten up his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men leave in the beginning of "Counterfeit Money"?

2. In "A Heroic Death", what job does Fancioulle have?

3. In the beginning of "At One in the Morning", how does the narrator feel about his life?

4. What gift does the fairy give the tradesman's child in "The Fairies' Gifts"?

5. In "The Widows", why is the woman by the gate not allowed in the concert?

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