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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Devil's Trick.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shmelkicha told to avoid the same problem with her girls in the bed?
(a) Get them separate beds.
(b) Marry them off.
(c) Make them wear shoes.
(d) Make them tie their hair up.

2. What does Grandmother's tale end with?
(a) A rhyme.
(b) A scripture.
(c) An old saying.
(d) A declaration.

3. What part of the devil gets caught in the door?
(a) His tail.
(b) His claw.
(c) His hoof.
(d) His horn.

4. What vanishes with the strange man?
(a) The children.
(b) The dreidel and coins.
(c) The house.
(d) The squirrels.

5. How does David think his father got lost?
(a) He took the wrong road.
(b) He followed the wrong wagon.
(c) The snow obscured his vision.
(d) He could not see the signs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shmelkicha told to do about her daughters in bed?

2. How many children does the father in "Grandmother's Tale" have?

3. What does David tell the devil to do when he is caught in the door?

4. What kind of house does David live in?

5. What symbol keeps appearing for the children as they are entertained by the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale"?

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