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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. What job does the bird have that he ends up wanting to switch in "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage"?
(a) Carry water.
(b) Cooking and setting the table.
(c) Bringing home firewood.
(d) Light the fire.

2. What power do the snake leaves have in the story "The Three Snake-Leaves"?
(a) To remove a curse.
(b) To bring someone back from the dead.
(c) To kill someone.
(d) To make someone tell the truth.

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

4. Which phrase can sum up the idea behind the story of "The Valiant Little Tailor"?
(a) Brains over brawn.
(b) Tit for tat.
(c) Brawn before brains.
(d) Tat for tit.

5. In "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack," what does the first son become?
(a) A miller's apprentice.
(b) A tailor.
(c) A carpenter journeyman.
(d) An apprentice to a turner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What power did the servant in "The White Snake" receive?

2. What happens to Faithful John when he tells the king the reason behind certain actions?

3. What sticks to the maiden when she is leaving Mother Holle's home in the story Mother Holle?

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

5. What starts the chain reaction in "The Louse and the Flea"?

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