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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 literary tool is used in "The Peasant in Heaven"?
(a) Irony.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Rhyme.

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

3. What is "Strong Hans" a story of?
(a) Slyness and superhuman strength.
(b) Power and intellect.
(c) Superhuman strength and power.
(d) Superhuman strength and intellect.

4. What do the pregnant women in "The Old Man Turned Young Again" give birth to?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Boys.
(c) Apes.
(d) Girls.

5. What is the second item the girl is given by the old woman in the cottage in "The Nixie of the Mill-Pond"?
(a) A golden flute.
(b) A gold comb.
(c) A golden spinning wheel.
(d) A gold crown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Lazy Harry not want to watch after?

2. For how many years do the boys sleep in "The Twelve Apostles"?

3. What heals the tailor's eyes in "The Two Travelers"?

4. What is the third task the giant asks of the tailor in "The Giant and the Tailor"?

5. In "The Willful Child," what part of the child sticks out of the grave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story The Ungrateful Son about? Who is the target audience?

2. What is the lesson of The Skillful Huntsman?

3. The Star-Money and The Stolen Farthings both deal with money. How?

4. What is the lesson to be learned in Death's Messengers?

5. What is the moral of The Owl?

6. What is understood about the maiden in The Maid of Brakel?

7. What is the overall message in The Four Skillful Brothers?

8. What is the lesson behind The Three Army Surgeons?

9. What is the moral of The Poor Boy in the Grave?

10. What do The Willow-Wren, The Sole, The Bittern and Hoopoe, and The Moon all have in common?

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