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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Godfather Death | Thumbling's Travels | Fitcher's Bird | The Juniper Tree | Old Sultan | The Six Swans | Little Briar-Rose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the kids let the wolf inside in "The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids"?
(a) The wolf makes his paw white and pretends to be the mother.
(b) The wolf pretends to be the grandmother.
(c) The wolf says he is selling things for children.
(d) The wolf blows the door down.

2. In "Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was," how does the boy finally learn about fear?
(a) His wife throws fish on him.
(b) The ghost in the haunted house scares him.
(c) The large black animals in the haunted house spook him.
(d) The king jumps at him.

3. What job does the bird have that he ends up wanting to switch in "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage"?
(a) Bringing home firewood.
(b) Cooking and setting the table.
(c) Carry water.
(d) Light the fire.

4. Who is inside the house that the animals in "The Bremen Town Musicians" come across?
(a) A witch.
(b) Robbers.
(c) A princess.
(d) Other musicians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thumbling not end up inside?

2. For how many years is Briar-Rose asleep?

3. What sticks to the maiden when she is leaving Mother Holle's home in the story Mother Holle?

4. Which phrase can sum up the idea behind the story of "The Valiant Little Tailor"?

5. What must the sister not do for six years in "The Six Swans"?

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