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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy do when the old woman is on fire in "The Old Beggar Woman"?

2. Which of the following animals is not mentioned in "The Duration of Life"?

3. What replacement organ does the third surgeon in "The Three Army Surgeons" end up with?

4. Who comes down from the heavens and forces the dead to lie back in their graves in "The Moon"?

5. What animal is injured in "The Nail"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do The Willow-Wren, The Sole, The Bittern and Hoopoe, and The Moon all have in common?

2. What is the moral behind The Three Green Twigs?

3. What is unusual about the tale The Three Brothers if compared to other tales?

4. What do Our Lady's Little Glass and The Hazel Branch have in common?

5. What is the story of The Hurds telling readers?

6. What lesson does The Master-Thief teach?

7. What is the overall message in The Four Skillful Brothers?

8. What is the common element in The Lazy Spinner and The Six Servants?

9. What is the lesson behind The Three Army Surgeons?

10. What is Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful telling readers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even today, the number three has a mystical connotation and many consider it a lucky number. The use of the number three is consistently seen throughout the many fairy tales. In the essay, first discuss the idea of the number three and what it means. Then use specific examples from different tales and explain what the use of the number three signifies in each.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the overall elements that create a fairy tale and label a story as one. What is the backbone to a fairy tale? What factors must be present? What are the archetypal characters? What other elements are normally seen in a fairy tale and what is the structure of a fairy tale? Be sure to include several specific examples to support each point.

Essay Topic 3

Choose any fairy tale slightly longer in length and write an essay analyzing the tale in its entirety. Discuss its characters, the marks of fairy tales that are expressed, the prevalent theme, the setting, the morals, and any other aspect that can be discussed.

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