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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The __________ is the one who tunes into a new neighborhood, having misplaced the past.
2. Even in the ______ crib, the somehow deficient and the somehow maimed are thought to have special powers.
3. After the wolf eats up Red Riding Hood, he is now ___________ as well as dark and hairy.
4. Who does the prince hire to guard the bedroom at night so he and the princess can have time together?
5. When Hansel and Gretel go home again, they find that their _____________ is dead.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the princess agree to doing all of the things that the frog asks of her?
2. Why does the princess have to keep her promises to the frog?
3. What does the reader find out about the accident the princess has with the gold ball?
4. What happens when the mother and remaining sisters decide to slaughter the goat?
5. Why does the maiden have to stay at home during the war in which her husband fights?
6. What is the proof the soldier offers to the king in order to show that he has solved the mystery?
7. What will happen for the two eyed sister if she sings for the goat, according to the advice of an old woman?
8. Who are some of the deceivers which Sexton includes in the beginning of the poem about Red Riding Hood?
9. What does the mother do with two of her daughters, though she tends to leave the other one alone?
10. Why does the father decide that he needs to cut off the hands of his daughter in the poem?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In many fairy tale stories, the characters are chosen ones, with large tasks before them or great risks to their lives.
Part 1: What is the importance of being a chosen one?
Part 2: Why do you think so many characters in fairy tales are considered to be the chosen ones?
Part 3: How do you think you might act in your life if you knew you were the chosen one?
Essay Topic 2
Cinderella has to suffer at the hands of her stepmother and stepsisters after her father dies, and is only able to rely on a dove to help her.
Part 1: Why do you think the story of Cinderella is a story which is meant to help a reader in their lives?
Part 2: How do you think Cinderella might have grown up had she not been treated badly?
Part 3: What do you think you might have done if you were in Cinderella's shoes?
Essay Topic 3
In order to save her life, the girl will sacrifice all of her worldly possessions and her future child in order to avoid death for not being able to spin straw into gold.
Part 1: Why do you think the girl didn't want to die as a criminal?
Part 2: Do you think the others believed that the girl was capable of performing the feat of spinning gold on her own?
Part 3: How would you have dealt with this situation if you were in the shoes of the girl?
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