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

2. How many princesses are there in "The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces"?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

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

4. Who dies in "Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven"?
(a) The poor man.
(b) The queen.
(c) The king's son.
(d) The king.

5. What act of unfaithfulness does Ferdinand the Faithful commit?
(a) Murdering the princess.
(b) Marrying the king's princess.
(c) Betraying Ferdinand the Unfaithful.
(d) Betraying his parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years is Maid Maleen locked away?

2. Why is the old woman in "The Aged Mother" mourning?

3. What animal is injured in "The Nail"?

4. Who comes down from the heavens and forces the dead to lie back in their graves in "The Moon"?

5. What do "The Willow-Wren" and "The Sole" have in common?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the riddle of The Bright Sun Brings it to Light?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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