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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Catherine have that makes Frederick want to get rid of her?

2. What is the proof that the prince has against the princess in "The Riddle"?

3. In "Rumpelstiltskin," what does the girl promise to give to the little man?

4. Which of the following common fairy tales motifs is not found in "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat"?

5. What sticks to the maiden when she is leaving Mother Holle's home in the story Mother Holle?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Louse and the Flea and Clever Hans both use different story-telling styles than many of the other fairy tales. What techniques do they use?

2. What is the moral of The Three Little Birds?

3. Briefly discuss the moral of the Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was.

4. What is the similarity between The Singing, Soaring Lark, and The King of the Golden Mountain?

5. How might The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean compare to a fable?

6. What lessons are taught in Old Sultan?

7. Discuss how Fitcher's Bird can be considered a dark tale.

8. What is the lesson in the fairy tale, The Dog and the Sparrow?

9. What does Gambling Hansel explain of the world?

10. What is the lesson of The Three Sons of Fortune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many fairy tales have been re-told over the years, especially the more popular ones such as Cinderella and Snow White. They have been re-told in several languages and countries with various twists. Choose a fairy tale and research its various re-tellings. Explore the similarities and differences between the re-tellings and the original. What can be understood about the culture re-telling the tale?

Essay Topic 2

Although the fairy tales do not exactly end with the words "and they lived happily ever after," this is the general concept of the endings of fairy tales. Discuss what Happily Ever After means and how it is expressed in the fairy tales. Are the endings all similar or are there differences? Is every ending happy? If so, who is it happy for? Use specific examples to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Princesses in fairy tales are abundant. Discuss what a typical fairy tale princess is like. What are the social norms that a princess must follow? What are her physical attributes? What behavioral codes do these princesses follow? Compare and contrast the different princesses in the Grimm brother's tales. Analyze the different princesses and then compare the fairy tale idea of a princess to what a princess means in today's society. Use specific examples to support your claims.

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