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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. The speaker in the first poem is the ____________________, as she introduces herself.

2. What pecks the eyes of the stepsisters out when they try to come to the wedding to curry favor?

3. What whimpers like a dog in heat, according to the poem of Sexton?

4. The ___________ will also not be the godfather, wearing his streets like a whore.

5. What does the servant drop into the sea, saying that he would die if he could not find it for her again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the secret meal the king has been eating that the servant decides to taste in order to find out what it is?

2. How does the prince begin to fall in love with Rapunzel after he sees the ritual between her and the witch one day?

3. What is the threat against the miller's daughter when she is placed inside a room?

4. What are the three attempts which are made by the Queen on Snow White's life when she lives with the Seven Dwarfs?

5. What does the purpose of the gold key turn out to be? What does it apparently open?

6. What does the huntsman do in order to find out why people and dogs continue to go missing from the woods?

7. What does the young boy find out about the wild man after he falls in love with a young maiden?

8. What does the dove do to the stepsisters who try to get in the good graces of Cinderella once she is married to the prince?

9. Why does the man have to seek refuge at the house of a miller, according to the poem, "The Little Peasant?"

10. Why do the Seven Dwarfs decide to take in Snow White when she happens to fall asleep in their home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The mother dotes on the daughters who are not normal since they seem to be more unique than the one who is normal.

Part 1: Why do you think the mother dotes on the daughters who are more unique?

Part 2: Do you think that a mother in today's times would dote on the daughters who were unique or the 'normal' daughter?

Part 3: How do you think you might react if you found out that one of your daughters had a defect?

Essay Topic 2

Within this book, Sexton decides that retelling known stories helps others understand their lives and their outlooks on life.

Part 1: Why do you think the fairy tales are used by the author to help the audience learn more about their lives?

Part 2: Do you think that fairy tales have been important in your own life?

Part 3: How do you think fairy tales affect people when they are young versus when they are older?

Essay Topic 3

In the end, Two Eyes takes her sisters in because they are poor, even though they have treated her badly.

Part 1: Do you think you would be able to take in sisters who had treated you badly?

Part 2: Why do you think Two Eyes was able to take her sisters back into her life?

Part 3: How do you think the story might have changed had Two Eyes been treated better?

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