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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 magic is seen in "Sweet Porridge"?

2. In "The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack," what does the first son become?

3. What is the cracking noise heard at the end of "The Frog-King"?

4. What is "The Willow-Wren and the Bear" a story of?

5. Which of the following is not one of the morals of the story "The Queen Bee"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gambling Hansel explain of the world?

2. 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?

3. How is the story of Clever Elsie misleading?

4. Although Snow-White is usually told as a fairy tale to entertain little girls, what is the lesson of Little Snow-White?

5. Discuss the differences between the two tales of The Wedding of Mrs. Fox and how each portrays Mr. and Mrs. Fox.

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

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

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

9. What is the lesson in The Raven?

10. What are the similarities between The Queen Bee, The Three Feathers, and The Golden Goose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the gender roles in fairy tales. Is the damsel in distress always saved by the gallant knight? Can a princess save the poor servant boy? What are the typical roles played by female characters? What are the typical roles that male characters play? Are these roles set in stone? What determines the gender roles?

Essay Topic 2

Choose any fairy tale slightly longer in length and write an essay analyzing the tale in its entirety. Discuss its characters, the marks of fairy tales that are expressed, the prevalent theme, the setting, the morals, and any other aspect that can be discussed.

Essay Topic 3

Research the lives of the Grimm Brothers and their tales and write an informative essay. Give a brief biography and be sure to answer the following questions: How? Why did the Grimm Brothers get their start in telling tales? How did their stories spread? Did the Grimm Brothers base any of the fairy tales off real-life experiences or are they all purely fictional? What was their childhood like? What about their lives as adults?

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