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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 character trait saves the princess from a life of servitude in "Old Rinkrank"?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Arrogance.

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

3. What animal is injured in "The Nail"?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A bird.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is the second turned into in "The Crystal Ball"?

2. What animal does not help the boy in his task to hide from the princess in "The Sea-Hare"?

3. What does "The Bittern and Hoopoe" try to explain?

4. What items does the poor boy believe to be poison in "The Poor Boy in the Grave"?

5. What is the simple moral of "The Willow-Wren"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Our Lady's Little Glass and The Hazel Branch have in common?

2. What is the moral of The Two Travelers?

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

4. What happens to the horse in The Nail? Why? What does this signify?

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

6. What lesson does The Master-Thief teach?

7. What is the moral behind The Three Green Twigs?

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

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

10. Why is the fourth child in The Sparrow and His Four Children considered to have found the best home? What message is being sent?

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