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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 is the lesson taught in "The Three Green Twigs"?

2. What does the tailor do to his wife in "Sharing Sorrow and Joy"?

3. What gives the prince superhuman strength in "The King's Son Who Feared Nothing"?

4. In "The Willful Child," what part of the child sticks out of the grave?

5. What is the man's third wish in "The Jew Among Thorns"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the lesson of The Skillful Huntsman?

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

3. What is the story of The Hurds telling readers?

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

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

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

7. What is The Twelve Apostles about?

8. Why does The Gold Key have no proper ending?

9. What lesson does The Master-Thief teach?

10. What do Our Lady's Little Glass and The Hazel Branch have in common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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