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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. What was behind the mill "The Maiden Without Hands" that the devil claimed?
(a) A forest.
(b) The large apple tree.
(c) The miller's daughter.
(d) Hidden treasure.

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

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

4. Why does the tailor throw the footstool in "The Tailor in Heaven"?
(a) he threw it in joy when he saw an old woman stealing.
(b) He threw it in joy when he saw an old woman washing clothes.
(c) He threw it in anger when he saw an old woman washing clothes.
(d) He threw it in anger when he saw an old woman stealing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What power did the servant in "The White Snake" receive?

2. Which phrase can sum up the idea behind the story of "The Valiant Little Tailor"?

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

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

5. What power do the snake leaves have in the story "The Three Snake-Leaves"?

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