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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 act of unfaithfulness does Ferdinand the Faithful commit?

2. What literary device does "My Household" use?

3. What grows on the oldest daughter's nose in "St. Joseph in the Forest"?

4. "The Wise Servant" is told from the view of the ___________.

5. What animal does Lazy Harry not want to watch after?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What lesson does The Master-Thief teach?

3. Compare and contrast Hans in The Griffin and Strong Hans.

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

5. What is Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful telling readers?

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

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

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

9. What is The Twelve Apostles about?

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

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

Discuss the idea of beauty in fairy tales. What is beauty? How is it portrayed in the fairy tales? What do the fairy tales say about beauty? What perceptions about beauty do the fairy tales express to society and does society follow these perceptions? Use specific examples to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Although the fairy tales do not exactly end with the words "and they lived happily ever after," this is the general concept of the endings of fairy tales. Discuss what Happily Ever After means and how it is expressed in the fairy tales. Are the endings all similar or are there differences? Is every ending happy? If so, who is it happy for? Use specific examples to support your claims.

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