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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the first stepsister do to get her foot to fit in the golden slipper in Cinderella?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Cut off her big toe.
(c) Chop off her heel.
(d) Cut off all her toes.

2. What item does the boy turn to silver in "The Spirit in the Bottle"?
(a) A cart.
(b) A cloth.
(c) His ax.
(d) The spirit's bottle.

3. What negative quality is expressed in "The Wolf and the Fox"?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Greed.
(c) Bragging.
(d) Disloyalty.

4. What sticks to the maiden when she is leaving Mother Holle's home in the story Mother Holle?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Pitch.
(d) Dirt.

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

6. 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 winter.
(b) Blueberries in the winter.
(c) Strawberries in the fall.
(d) Blueberries in the fall.

7. What trait does Catherine have that makes Frederick want to get rid of her?
(a) Her laziness.
(b) Her evilness.
(c) Her bravery.
(d) Her silliness.

8. With whom does the peasant trade places when he is sentenced to be killed in "The Little Peasant"?
(a) Another peasant.
(b) A cow herder.
(c) A shepherd.
(d) No one.

9. How much time has passed when the servant girl returns home in "The Elves"?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three days.

10. Where is the nixie when the children escape in "The Water-Nixie"?
(a) Market.
(b) Garden.
(c) Church.
(d) Home.

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

12. Most of Clever Hans uses what writing technique to tell the story?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Limerick.
(d) Poetry.

13. Who wants to cook Fundevogel?
(a) The witch.
(b) The servant.
(c) The stepmother.
(d) The cook.

14. What does the maiden change herself into in "Sweetheart Roland"?
(a) A princess.
(b) A rose.
(c) A hedge.
(d) A fiddler.

15. What common fairy tale motif is seen in "Hans Married"?
(a) A quest.
(b) An evil stepmother.
(c) Talking animals.
(d) Trickery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which reoccurring character is found in "The Young Giant"?

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

3. What is the second wish the poor man wishes for in "The Poor Man and the Rich Man"?

4. Why does the guest in Clever Gretel run away?

5. In "The Juniper Tree," what present does the bird give to Marlene?

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