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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. Who is NOT one of the names which is mentioned in the poem, "The Gold Key?"

2. How many whiskers did the stepmother see on her lip the day the mirror said she was no longer beautiful?

3. The poem points out the man might only be bruised like ____________, though he appeared to be a lunatic.

4. With what do the dwarfs wash Snow White down in order to revive her the final time the stepmother tries to kill her?

5. The hunter is told to bring the _________ of Snow White to the stepmother that she might eat it.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cinderella do when she needs help as she is living with her stepmother and sisters?

2. What happened when the doctor falls in love with the princess who he treats as she is dying?

3. What does the old woman do with her niece when she is locked away in the tower?

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

5. What was the problem with being the thirteenth child who was shunned by the Godfather?

6. What does the huntsman do with the wild man once he is brought back into the town?

7. 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?

8. How does Cinderella finally become able to go to the ball though her stepmother tries to make it impossible?

9. What does the boy in the poem, "The Gold Key," want to do as soon as he finds the Gold Key?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The boy depends on Iron Hans, even though he is a wild man and the boy doesn't know what he is going to do.

Part 1: Why do you think the boy trusts Iron Hans, even though he is wild?

Part 2: Do you think it is a good idea to trust a person who appears to be wild?

Part 3: How might you have treated Iron Hans had you met him in the course of your life?

Essay Topic 2

Each night, the daughters dance until their shoes are in tatters, though the father locks them in their room.

Part 1: Why do you think the daughters decide to go out dancing every night?

Part 2: Do you think the daughters are being disobedient in going out dancing each night?

Part 3: How do you think you might react if you were to find out that your children were sneaking off each night?

Essay Topic 3

Red Riding Hood is a tale about deception and about trickery, with the little girl trying to be tricked the entire time.

Part 1: Why do you think Little Red Riding Hood is not afraid of the wolf at first?

Part 2: Do you think that the Big Bad Wolf is appropriately punished for his role in the story?

Part 3: How do you think Red Riding Hood could have protected herself and her grandmother?

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