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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "The Ear of Corn" remind people not to be?
(a) Greedy.
(b) Haughty.
(c) Wasteful.
(d) Arrogant.

2. What happens after the boy rescues the princess in "The Drummer"?
(a) He dies.
(b) He marries her.
(c) He forgets about her.
(d) He marries someone else.

3. What grows on the oldest daughter's nose in "St. Joseph in the Forest"?
(a) A boil.
(b) A wart.
(c) Ugly hairs.
(d) Another nose.

4. With what does the industrious girl in "The Hurds" make a beautiful dress?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Silk.
(d) Flax.

5. What negative trait does "The Little Folk's Presents" warn against?
(a) Pride.
(b) Greed.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Gluttony.

6. Who does "Our Lady" in "Our Lady's Little Glass" refer to?
(a) Virgin Mary.
(b) No one in particular.
(c) The queen.
(d) A little girl.

7. What character trait saves the princess from a life of servitude in "Old Rinkrank"?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Arrogance.

8. What element does "The Three Brothers" not have that is commonly seen in many fairy tales?
(a) Violence.
(b) Magic.
(c) The use of three.
(d) Sibling bond.

9. Who accompanies the poor man in watching over the rich man's grave on the third night in "The Grave Mound"?
(a) The devil.
(b) A soldier.
(c) His wife.
(d) The rich man's wife.

10. What animal does Lazy Harry not want to watch after?
(a) A goat.
(b) A cow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A lamb.

11. What common fairy tale element does "The Two King's Children" have?
(a) An evil stepmother.
(b) A cursed princess.
(c) The use of trickery.
(d) The use of three.

12. What are the signs Death sends to the youth in "Death's Messengers"?
(a) Famine.
(b) Everyone else's deaths.
(c) Old age.
(d) Sickness.

13. Which of the following is not found in "The Spindle, the Shuttle and the Needle"?
(a) A poor orphan girl.
(b) A handsome prince.
(c) Magical objects.
(d) An evil witch.

14. Who is unable to rest in "The Stolen Farthings"?
(a) The ghost of a child.
(b) The ghost of a man.
(c) The ghost of an animal.
(d) The ghost of a woman.

15. What does the second son in "The Four Skillful Brothers" become?
(a) A thief.
(b) A tailor.
(c) A huntsman.
(d) A stargazer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes down from the heavens and forces the dead to lie back in their graves in "The Moon"?

2. Who does Two-Eyes end up marrying in "One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes"?

3. Which of the following is NOT a token the huntsman takes of the princess' in "The Skillful Huntsman"?

4. What does the tailor do to his wife in "Sharing Sorrow and Joy"?

5. Who dies in "Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven"?

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