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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time has passed when the servant girl returns home in "The Elves"?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Seven days.

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

3. What is a common fairy tale motif found in "Brother Lustig"?
(a) A damsel in distress.
(b) An enchanted item.
(c) Talking animals.
(d) An evil witch.

4. What was behind the mill "The Maiden Without Hands" that the devil claimed?
(a) The large apple tree.
(b) Hidden treasure.
(c) A forest.
(d) The miller's daughter.

5. What power did the servant in "The White Snake" receive?
(a) The ability to understand animals.
(b) The ability to make princesses fall in love with him.
(c) The ability to talk to animals.
(d) The ability to read minds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the rooster and hen do with the needle at the inn in "The Pack of Ragamuffins"?

2. What is the girl turned into in "Frau Trude"?

3. What power does the horse posses in "The Raven"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the moral of The Three Little Birds?

2. Discuss how Fitcher's Bird can be considered a dark tale.

3. What is the irony in The Water-Nixie?

4. What are the similarities between The Queen Bee, The Three Feathers, and The Golden Goose?

5. What is the lesson in the fairy tale, The Dog and the Sparrow?

6. How does King Thrushbeard trick the princess? Why?

7. How is the story of The Singing Bone similar to the story of Cain and Abel?

8. What theme is expressed in Wise Folks?

9. Although Snow-White is usually told as a fairy tale to entertain little girls, what is the lesson of Little Snow-White?

10. The idea of good overpowering evil is prevalent in many of the stories. Briefly mention a few and discuss how good triumphs over evil.

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