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

2. What does "The Ear of Corn" remind people not to be?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Wasteful.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Greedy.

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

4. What animal does not help the boy in his task to hide from the princess in "The Sea-Hare"?
(a) A hare.
(b) A fox.
(c) A fish.
(d) A raven.

5. Who is unable to rest in "The Stolen Farthings"?
(a) The ghost of a man.
(b) The ghost of a woman.
(c) The ghost of a child.
(d) The ghost of an animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gives away the prince's identity in "Iron Hans"?

2. What common fairy tale element is found in "The Lambkin and the Little Fish"?

3. Where does the third sparrow live in "The Sparrow and His Four Children"?

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

5. What do "The Story of Schlauraffen Land" and "Ditmars Tale of Wonders" have in common?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful telling readers?

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

4. What is the lesson of The Crumbs on the Table?

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

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

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

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

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

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