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

2. Where does the third sparrow live in "The Sparrow and His Four Children"?
(a) In a stable.
(b) Near the highway.
(c) In a garden.
(d) In a church.

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

4. What trademark of a fairy tale does "The Riddling Tale" have?
(a) A woman marries a prince.
(b) A woman is cursed by an evil stepmother.
(c) A woman is turned into a flower.
(d) A woman is cursed by a witch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does "The Shepherd Boy" express?

2. What other story is "The Flail from Heaven" slightly similar to?

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

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

5. How many years is Maid Maleen locked away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the use of the colors black and white in The White Bride and the Black Bride and The Three Black Princesses.

3. What is the idea behind The Old Man Made Young Again?

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

5. What is the message in Eve's Various Children?

6. Compare Lazy Harry and Lean Lisa.

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

8. Compare and contrast Hans in The Griffin and Strong Hans.

9. What is the common element in The Lazy Spinner and The Six Servants?

10. What is The Twelve Apostles about?

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