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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 causes the princes to turn into ravens in "The Twelve Brothers"?
(a) An evil witch puts a curse on them.
(b) Their sister picks the twelve flowers by the cottage.
(c) Benjamin picks the twelve flowers by the cottage.
(d) Their father, the king, has a curse put on them.

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

3. Who is inside the house that the animals in "The Bremen Town Musicians" come across?
(a) A witch.
(b) Other musicians.
(c) A princess.
(d) Robbers.

4. What common fairy tale motif is found in "The Singing, Soaring Lark"?
(a) A cursed princess.
(b) A handsome king.
(c) Supernatural elements.
(d) An evil stepmother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What magic is used in "The Godfather" by the poor man?

2. What is the proof that the prince has against the princess in "The Riddle"?

3. Who kidnaps the baby prince in "The Pink"?

4. Who wants to cook Fundevogel?

5. What is the story "The Gold-Children" about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the sibling bond seen in both The Twelve Brothers and Brother and Sister.

2. The number three is used several times in some of the fairy tales. Give a brief list of which stories that use the number three, what is represented in threes, and what the number three might represent.

3. How is the story of The Singing Bone similar to the story of Cain and Abel?

4. What is the lesson in The Raven?

5. What are the similarities between The Queen Bee, The Three Feathers, and The Golden Goose?

6. Discuss Gretel's character in Clever Gretel.

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

8. The Louse and the Flea and Clever Hans both use different story-telling styles than many of the other fairy tales. What techniques do they use?

9. Why is The Robber Bridegroom considered a dark tale?

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

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