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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the dog in "The Dog and The Sparrow"?
(a) He is shot and killed.
(b) He is run over by a waggoner and is injured.
(c) He is shot and injured.
(d) He is run over by a waggoner and killed.

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

3. 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 fall.
(c) Strawberries in the fall.
(d) Blueberries in the winter.

4. What power does the horse posses in "The Raven"?
(a) Ability to climb a glass mountain.
(b) Super speed.
(c) Ability to unlock doors.
(d) Invisibility for itself and its rider.

5. 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 throw him in the hearth to turn hot.
(c) They use him to crack the hen's egg to eat.
(d) They stick him into the innkeeper's easy chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What common fairy tale motif is found in "Doctor Knowall"?

2. What animal makes its appearance in "Tales of the Paddock"?

3. What negative quality is expressed in "The Wolf and the Man"?

4. In "Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was," how does the boy finally learn about fear?

5. What is the moral of "The Fox and the Geese"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly discuss the moral of the Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was.

2. Discuss how Fitcher's Bird can be considered a dark tale.

3. What is the similarity between The Singing, Soaring Lark, and The King of the Golden Mountain?

4. What is the lesson in the fairy tale, The Dog and the Sparrow?

5. How is the story of Clever Elsie misleading?

6. Discuss Gretel's character in Clever Gretel.

7. Describe the use of intelligence by the tailor in The Valiant Little Tailor.

8. What theme is expressed in Wise Folks?

9. What is the moral of The Poor Man and the Rich Man?

10. What lessons are taught in Old Sultan?

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