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

2. Who comes down from the heavens and forces the dead to lie back in their graves in "The Moon"?

3. What items does the poor boy believe to be poison in "The Poor Boy in the Grave"?

4. What act of unfaithfulness does Ferdinand the Faithful commit?

5. How many princesses are there in "The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the lesson behind The Three Army Surgeons?

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

5. What is The Twelve Apostles about?

6. What is unusual about the tale The Three Brothers if compared to other tales?

7. What lesson does The Master-Thief teach?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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