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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 psychological complex is referred to in this section?

2. What animal is seen at the ogre's house and thought to be most valuable?

3. In the end, what did the characters take as a prize?

4. Because of this belief the fairy tales may create what kind of behaviors?

5. According to this section of the text, some cultures have done what to fairy tales?

Short Essay Questions

1. The number three may represent what family relationships?

2. What is ironic about outlawing fairy tales and the attitudes of the Victorian age?

3. How does Hansel exhibit denial when going into the forest?

4. What is the basis of each version of Little Red Riding Hood? What is the main difference?

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

6. What do the children gain from their ordeal with the witch?

7. What is different about the existence of the targeted parent in the boy's story?

8. What is the name and crux of the original tale regarding Jack and the Beanstalk?

9. Others object to the immersion in a world of fantasy. Why?

10. What is the underlying moral of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although some cultures find little if any difference between myths, fables, fairy tales, and religious parables, the author points out the differences. Compare and contrast these types of stories and how they affect various cultures.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a beloved fairy tale from your childhood. Dissect the story in the same vein as the stories are analyzed in the book. Examine the various aspects, including metaphors, influences, oedipal references, moral values, psychological implications, and duplicity. Explain each area. Does the dissection change your views on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the purpose and use of fairy tales in these areas of development in a child's life such as intellect, family relationships, social interaction, skill sets, fantasizing, autonomy, and maturity. Write a 250-word essay on each item and give examples and references to the stories used in the book.

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