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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the first stepsister do to get her foot to fit in the golden slipper in Cinderella?
(a) Cut off all her toes.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Chop off her heel.
(d) Cut off her big toe.

2. Where is the nixie when the children escape in "The Water-Nixie"?
(a) Market.
(b) Garden.
(c) Church.
(d) Home.

3. In "The Robber Bridegroom," what proof does the bride have of her story?
(a) Just her words.
(b) A token from her bridegroom's house.
(c) A ring.
(d) The old woman's presence.

4. What common fairy tale motif is found in "Doctor Knowall"?
(a) Magic.
(b) Horrible deaths.
(c) Luck.
(d) Treachery.

5. What sticks to the maiden when she is leaving Mother Holle's home in the story Mother Holle?
(a) Gold.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Pitch.
(d) Silver.

6. Why does the princess escape in Allerleirauh?
(a) Her father wants to kill her.
(b) Her father weds an evil woman.
(c) Her father wants her to wed a peasant.
(d) Her father wants to wed her.

7. What must the sister not do for six years in "The Six Swans"?
(a) Speak.
(b) Cry.
(c) Smile.
(d) Dance.

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

9. Which of the following common fairy tales motifs is not found in "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat"?
(a) An evil stepmother.
(b) The use of three.
(c) A beautiful princess.
(d) Hans as a character.

10. To what biblical story is "The Singing Bone" similar?
(a) Solomon the King.
(b) Adam and Eve.
(c) Noah.
(d) Cain and Abel.

11. What fairy tale motif is found in "The Peasant's Wise Daughter"?
(a) Love.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Magic.
(d) Trickery.

12. What is something similar in "The Three Little Birds" and "The Water of Life"?
(a) A dwarf.
(b) Evil sisters.
(c) Healing water.
(d) An evil stepmother.

13. Which character do the young men in "The Devil's Sooty Brother" and "Bearskin" meet with?
(a) The Devil.
(b) The Lord.
(c) Thumbling.
(d) Death.

14. Who wants to cook Fundevogel?
(a) The servant.
(b) The stepmother.
(c) The cook.
(d) The witch.

15. What item does the boy turn to silver in "The Spirit in the Bottle"?
(a) A cart.
(b) The spirit's bottle.
(c) A cloth.
(d) His ax.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the dog in "The Dog and The Sparrow"?

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

4. With whom does the peasant trade places when he is sentenced to be killed in "The Little Peasant"?

5. What item does the second son receive in "The Three Sons of Fortune"?

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