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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years is Maid Maleen locked away?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) One hundred.

3. What is the true identity of the bear in "Snow-White and Rose-Red"?
(a) A kind.
(b) A thief.
(c) A prince.
(d) A dwarf.

4. Who rescues the poor brother in "The Turnip"?
(a) His brother.
(b) The princess.
(c) The king.
(d) A student.

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

6. What is the man's third wish in "The Jew Among Thorns"?
(a) A sack of gold.
(b) A magic fiddle.
(c) For people to give him what he asks for.
(d) A gun that hits anything he aims for.

7. Which of the following is NOT a token the huntsman takes of the princess' in "The Skillful Huntsman"?
(a) A lock of her hair.
(b) Scarf.
(c) Slippers.
(d) Piece of nightgown.

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

9. What animal does not help the boy in his task to hide from the princess in "The Sea-Hare"?
(a) A raven.
(b) A fox.
(c) A fish.
(d) A hare.

10. How does the girl in "The Star-Money" become rich?
(a) Money falls from the sky.
(b) She marries a prince.
(c) A poor beggar gives her money.
(d) The Lord grants her three wishes.

11. What is the contest that the king holds for his sons in "The Three Sluggards" based on?
(a) Magical ability.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Strength.
(d) Intelligence.

12. Which element of fairy tales is not present in "Donkey Cabbages"?
(a) An evil witch.
(b) A prince.
(c) A beautiful maiden.
(d) Magic.

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

14. Which character makes a supernatural appearance in "The Three Apprentices"?
(a) Virgin Mary.
(b) The Lord.
(c) An angel.
(d) The devil.

15. Who helps the soldier in "The Blue Light"?
(a) A fairy.
(b) A witch.
(c) An elf.
(d) A dwarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the magician enchant to get revenge on the girl in "The Beam"?

2. What is the "The Boots of Buffalo-Leather" a story about?

3. Which reoccurring character appears in "The Griffin"?

4. What gives the prince superhuman strength in "The King's Son Who Feared Nothing"?

5. What does George pester the chickens to do in "The Crumbs on the Table"?

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