View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues the poor brother in "The Turnip"?

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

3. What animal does the Lord create in "The Lord's Animals and the Devil's"?

4. There is a heavy use of what element in "The Iron Stove"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do The Willow-Wren, The Sole, The Bittern and Hoopoe, and The Moon all have in common?

2. Discuss the use of the colors black and white in The White Bride and the Black Bride and The Three Black Princesses.

3. Compare Lazy Harry and Lean Lisa.

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

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

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

7. What is the common element in The Lazy Spinner and The Six Servants?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The bad people in fairy tales range from evil stepmothers to wicked witches and more. List each type of evil character and give a brief description of each. What behavioral codes do these bad people follow? What are the similarities between them? What are the differences? Why are these characters always evil? Are there any instances in which the stepmother is not evil? Use specific examples to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the overall elements that create a fairy tale and label a story as one. What is the backbone to a fairy tale? What factors must be present? What are the archetypal characters? What other elements are normally seen in a fairy tale and what is the structure of a fairy tale? Be sure to include several specific examples to support each point.

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,025 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample