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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 does Thumbling use as a sword in "Thumbling's Travels"?

2. In "The Three Little Men in the Woods," what does the stepmother send the maiden out in search of and in what season?

3. What is not the same between "The Three Feathers" and "The Golden Goose"?

4. What does the maiden change herself into in "Sweetheart Roland"?

5. Who kidnaps the baby prince in "The Pink"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does King Thrushbeard trick the princess? Why?

2. What are the similarities and differences between The Devil's Sooty Brother and Bearskin?

3. Discuss the sibling bond seen in both The Twelve Brothers and Brother and Sister.

4. What is the lesson in The Pink?

5. Describe the use of intelligence by the tailor in The Valiant Little Tailor.

6. What theme is expressed in Wise Folks?

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

8. Discuss Gretel's character in Clever Gretel.

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

10. How is the story of The Singing Bone similar to the story of Cain and Abel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prince Charming is not a term used specifically in the fairy tales but the idea of a Prince Charming is found in many of the tales. Discuss what the idea of a fairy tale prince is. Compare and contrast the various prince characters in the different tales. What behavioral codes do these princes tend to follow? What is the modern idea of a prince and is it similar to the idea of a fairy tale prince?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the popularity of fairy tales. Why have the tales survived until today? What is the appeal that they carry which has allowed them to span through many countries and over many years?

Essay Topic 3

Even today, the number three has a mystical connotation and many consider it a lucky number. The use of the number three is consistently seen throughout the many fairy tales. In the essay, first discuss the idea of the number three and what it means. Then use specific examples from different tales and explain what the use of the number three signifies in each.

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