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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. In "The Willful Child," what part of the child sticks out of the grave?
(a) An arm.
(b) A foot.
(c) A leg.
(d) A hand.

2. What did Death use to show the length of life a person has left in "Godfather Death"?
(a) A book.
(b) Trees and leaves.
(c) Yarn.
(d) Candles.

3. 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.

4. What is one of the tests the lion suggests the king try upon the huntsmen in "The Twelve Huntsmen"?
(a) Walking on peas.
(b) Sleeping on mattresses with a pea at the bottom.
(c) Walking on pins.
(d) The reaction to gowns.

5. What literary device does "My Household" use?
(a) Personification.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Iambic pentameter.
(d) Imagery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the boy do when the old woman is on fire in "The Old Beggar Woman"?

3. What do "The Willow-Wren" and "The Sole" have in common?

4. Why does the first twin kill the second twin in "The Two Brothers"?

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

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