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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives at the particular dwelling?
(a) Wizard.
(b) Ogre.
(c) Witch.
(d) Fairy godmother.

2. Which body part of the wolf's is not mentioned in either version of the story?
(a) Feet.
(b) Arms.
(c) Legs.
(d) Eyes.

3. The mother may be portrayed as what?
(a) Absent.
(b) Loving.
(c) Wicked.
(d) Jealous.

4. As a general rule, every child believes in ______ on some level.
(a) Magic.
(b) Superstition.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Happy endings.

5. Regardless of the gender the entire complex really revolves around which of the following?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Attention.
(c) Love.
(d) Family ties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Separation from one's family helps a child to develop which trait?

2. A child may feel that nothing is expected of him if he feels:

3. Children are most likely to express these new feelings in what way?

4. In the case of the boy, his goal is to get what from his mother?

5. In the story, what is the underlying issue between Jack and his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bettelheim separate the Oedipus Complex between boys and girls?

2. What examples are given by Bettelheim in regards to oral fixation and the two stories?

3. What did the birds know about the situation that the children did not?

4. What is the underlying moral of the story?

5. Why does Bettelheim say that fairy tales are meant to be told, not read?

6. Why do some cultures insist on outlawing fairy tales?

7. The number three may represent what family relationships?

8. What is the result of this change? How do the children view their mother?

9. Why is the mother seen as the villain in the story even though both parents have agreed on a solution?

10. What is the moral involved with the children eating the gingerbread house?

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