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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. There is a heavy use of what element in "The Iron Stove"?
(a) Evilness.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Magic.
(d) The use of three.

2. Which of the following fairy tale elements is not found in "The True Bride"?
(a) The use of three.
(b) Talking animals.
(c) Evil stepmother.
(d) A forsaken lover.

3. What does the maiden want in "The Maid of Brakel"?
(a) A daughter.
(b) A husband.
(c) A child.
(d) A prince.

4. For how many years do the boys sleep in "The Twelve Apostles"?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) One hundred.

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 spinning wheel.
(b) A gold crown.
(c) A golden flute.
(d) A gold comb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tailor do to his wife in "Sharing Sorrow and Joy"?

2. What is the lesson in "The Hut in the Forest"?

3. What element does "The Three Brothers" not have that is commonly seen in many fairy tales?

4. How does the girl in "The Star-Money" become rich?

5. What does the magician enchant to get revenge on the girl in "The Beam"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the story of The Hurds telling readers?

3. What is the moral of The Two Travelers?

4. What is The Twelve Apostles about?

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

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

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

8. Why does The Gold Key have no proper ending?

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

10. Laziness is discussed in both The Three Sluggards and The Twelve Idle Servants. What is different between the two tales?

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