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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 does the second son in "The Four Skillful Brothers" become?
(a) A thief.
(b) A huntsman.
(c) A tailor.
(d) A stargazer.

2. Why does one of the men in How Six Men Got on in the World wear a cap over one ear?
(a) Because he wants to shoot out the left eye of a fly.
(b) Because otherwise a frost will set in.
(c) Because he wants to run slower.
(d) Because he wants to blow air onto the windmills.

3. What distracts Little Red Cap when she is going to her grandmother's house?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Musical birds.
(c) Flowers.
(d) The wolf's stories.

4. Who helps the soldier in "The Blue Light"?
(a) A witch.
(b) An elf.
(c) A fairy.
(d) A dwarf.

5. What common theme is displayed in "The Lazy Spinner"?
(a) Trickery.
(b) Love.
(c) Magic.
(d) Betrayal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tricks the sorcerer into believing his bride is in the attic?

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

3. What did Death use to show the length of life a person has left in "Godfather Death"?

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

5. What job does the bird have that he ends up wanting to switch in "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage"?

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