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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Louse and the Flea | The Girl Without Hands | Clever Hans | The Three Languages | Clever Elsie | The Tailor in Heaven | The Wishing Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was," how does the boy finally learn about fear?
(a) His wife throws fish on him.
(b) The ghost in the haunted house scares him.
(c) The large black animals in the haunted house spook him.
(d) The king jumps at him.

2. What happens to Faithful John when he tells the king the reason behind certain actions?
(a) He dies.
(b) His tongue burns out.
(c) He becomes blind.
(d) He turns to stone.

3. What happens to the goat in "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack"?
(a) She is stung by a bee.
(b) She is killed by the father.
(c) She is eaten by a bear.
(d) She is attacked by a fox.

4. Most of Clever Hans uses what writing technique to tell the story?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Limerick.

5. How do the lord ravens in "The Seven Ravens" know that their sister is near?
(a) The sister ate from everyone's plates.
(b) The sister drank from everyone's cups.
(c) The little finger stuck in the gate.
(d) The little ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What power do the snake leaves have in the story "The Three Snake-Leaves"?

2. In Brother and Sister, how does the brother turn into a fawn?

3. To what biblical story is "The Singing Bone" similar?

4. In "The Three Little Men in the Woods," what does the stepmother send the maiden out in search of and in what season?

5. What causes the princes to turn into ravens in "The Twelve Brothers"?

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