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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Louse and the Flea | The Girl Without Hands | Clever Hans | The Three Languages | Clever Elsie | The Tailor in Heaven | The Wishing Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the lord ravens in "The Seven Ravens" know that their sister is near?
(a) The little finger stuck in the gate.
(b) The little ring.
(c) The sister ate from everyone's plates.
(d) The sister drank from everyone's cups.

2. What do the rooster and hen do with the needle at the inn in "The Pack of Ragamuffins"?
(a) They stick him into the innkeeper's towel.
(b) They use him to crack the hen's egg to eat.
(c) They throw him in the hearth to turn hot.
(d) They stick him into the innkeeper's easy chair.

3. To what biblical story is "The Singing Bone" similar?
(a) Cain and Abel.
(b) Noah.
(c) Adam and Eve.
(d) Solomon the King.

4. What is the proof that the prince has against the princess in "The Riddle"?
(a) Three ravens.
(b) Three drinks.
(c) Three clocks.
(d) Three cloaks.

5. What starts the chain reaction in "The Louse and the Flea"?
(a) The dung heap is burning.
(b) The flea is weeping.
(c) The door is creaking.
(d) The louse is scalded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the tailor throw the footstool in "The Tailor in Heaven"?

2. What happens to Faithful John when he tells the king the reason behind certain actions?

3. What do the cat and mouse store in the church in the story "The Cat and Mouse in Partnership"?

4. What is the cracking noise heard at the end of "The Frog-King"?

5. In "The Fisherman and his Wife," what negative trait caused their downfall?

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