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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hut in the Forest | Sharing Joy and Sorrow | The Willow-Wren | The Sole | The Bittern and Hoopoe | The Owl | The Moon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the story "The Gold-Children" about?
(a) The greed of men.
(b) The beauty of men.
(c) The love of family.
(d) The hate of family.

2. What happens when the boy pours hot wax on the princess' faces in "The Three Black Princesses"?
(a) They turn half white.
(b) They turn into swans.
(c) They die.
(d) They are burned.

3. What common fairy tale motif is found in "Doctor Knowall"?
(a) Treachery.
(b) Horrible deaths.
(c) Magic.
(d) Luck.

4. What item does the second son receive in "The Three Sons of Fortune"?
(a) A bag of gold.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A scythe.
(d) A cat.

5. With whom does the peasant trade places when he is sentenced to be killed in "The Little Peasant"?
(a) A cow herder.
(b) Another peasant.
(c) No one.
(d) A shepherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many princesses are there in "The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces"?

2. Which reoccurring character do we see in "The Devil's Sooty Brother"?

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

4. How does the girl in "The Star-Money" become rich?

5. What fairy tale motif is found in "The Peasant's Wise Daughter"?

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