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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. In "The Three Little Men in the Woods," what does the stepmother send the maiden out in search of and in what season?
(a) Blueberries in the fall.
(b) Strawberries in the winter.
(c) Strawberries in the fall.
(d) Blueberries in the winter.

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

3. In "Our Lady's Child," what does the maiden refuse to do?
(a) Leave Earth for Heaven.
(b) Tell a lie.
(c) Tell the truth.
(d) Leave Heaven.

4. What power did the servant in "The White Snake" receive?
(a) The ability to read minds.
(b) The ability to talk to animals.
(c) The ability to understand animals.
(d) The ability to make princesses fall in love with him.

5. In Brother and Sister, how does the brother turn into a fawn?
(a) He drinks from a bewitched spring.
(b) He steals enchanted food from the witch.
(c) His sister accidentally pushes him into a bewitched spring.
(d) His stepmother curses him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was," how does the boy finally learn about fear?

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

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

4. Who is inside the house that the animals in "The Bremen Town Musicians" come across?

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

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