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

2. Who is unable to rest in "The Stolen Farthings"?

3. Why is the old woman in "The Aged Mother" mourning?

4. What does the girl have to steal away from the old woman in "The Old Woman in the Wood"?

5. What is the lesson taught in "The Three Green Twigs"?

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 unusual about the tale The Three Brothers if compared to other tales?

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

4. What is the message in Eve's Various Children?

5. Laziness is discussed in both The Three Sluggards and The Twelve Idle Servants. What is different between the two tales?

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

7. Compare Lazy Harry and Lean Lisa.

8. What is the lesson of The Crumbs on the Table?

9. What is the story The Ungrateful Son about? Who is the target audience?

10. Discuss the use of the colors black and white in The White Bride and the Black Bride and The Three Black Princesses.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The idea of good winning over evil is persistent in several stories, novels, and movies today and throughout the years. The idea that good will prevail despite hardship is also prevalent in several fairy tales. Discuss the general notion of what it means for good to preside over evil. What defines the idea of good? What actions and types of characters are generally seen as good? What defines the idea of evil? What actions and types of characters are generally seen as evil? Which fairy tales exemplify this idea? Use specific examples to support each point.

Essay Topic 3

Princesses in fairy tales are abundant. Discuss what a typical fairy tale princess is like. What are the social norms that a princess must follow? What are her physical attributes? What behavioral codes do these princesses follow? Compare and contrast the different princesses in the Grimm brother's tales. Analyze the different princesses and then compare the fairy tale idea of a princess to what a princess means in today's society. Use specific examples to support your claims.

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