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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 element does "The Three Brothers" not have that is commonly seen in many fairy tales?

2. How many years is Maid Maleen locked away?

3. What is the foundation of the story "The Glass Coffin"?

4. What does the rose symbolize in "The Rose"?

5. What happens when the boy pours hot wax on the princess' faces in "The Three Black Princesses"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the idea behind The Old Man Made Young Again?

2. Compare Lazy Harry and Lean Lisa.

3. What is the message in Eve's Various Children?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the lesson to be learned in Death's Messengers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The idea of good winning over evil is persistent in several stories, novels, and movies today and throughout the years. The idea that good will prevail despite hardship is also prevalent in several fairy tales. Discuss the general notion of what it means for good to preside over evil. What defines the idea of good? What actions and types of characters are generally seen as good? What defines the idea of evil? What actions and types of characters are generally seen as evil? Which fairy tales exemplify this idea? Use specific examples to support each point.

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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