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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Godfather Death | Thumbling's Travels | Fitcher's Bird | The Juniper Tree | Old Sultan | The Six Swans | Little Briar-Rose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 stick him into the innkeeper's easy chair.
(d) They throw him in the hearth to turn hot.

2. What must the sister not do for six years in "The Six Swans"?
(a) Smile.
(b) Speak.
(c) Dance.
(d) Cry.

3. What happens to the goat in "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack"?
(a) She is attacked by a fox.
(b) She is stung by a bee.
(c) She is killed by the father.
(d) She is eaten by a bear.

4. In "The Robber Bridegroom," what proof does the bride have of her story?
(a) Just her words.
(b) A ring.
(c) A token from her bridegroom's house.
(d) The old woman's presence.

5. What tricks the sorcerer into believing his bride is in the attic?
(a) A decorated skull at the window.
(b) She is standing at the window.
(c) One of her sisters pretends to be her while standing at the window.
(d) A sack of gold at the window.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes the princes to turn into ravens in "The Twelve Brothers"?

3. What is the girl turned into in "Frau Trude"?

4. In Brother and Sister, how does the brother turn into a fawn?

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

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