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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. Where does the servant find the queen's lost ring as a result of the wisdom he has gained?

2. What does the stepmother throw into the fire and tell Cinderella to pick up within an hour if she wants to go to the ball?

3. Iron Hans tells the boy that he has saved him from the awful babble of that __________ as a wild man.

4. Sexton says that inside of many of us there is a ___________ who wants to get out.

5. Each day, the prince brings to Rapunzel a piece of __________ so that they can create a ladder and she can escape.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the witch do when she realizes that the prince has come up to see Rapunzel and that they have fallen in love?

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

5. What does the peasant reveal to the miller after the miller has bought the cowhide from him?

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

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 Snow White come back to life again when the prince finds her with the Seven Dwarfs?

9. Why does the young boy decide that he wants to let the wild man out of his captivity?

10. What does the prince decide to do after realizing that Cinderella disappears on the third night in a row?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many fairy tale stories, the characters are chosen ones, with large tasks before them or great risks to their lives.

Part 1: What is the importance of being a chosen one?

Part 2: Why do you think so many characters in fairy tales are considered to be the chosen ones?

Part 3: How do you think you might act in your life if you knew you were the chosen one?

Essay Topic 2

The princess and the frog is a story which has been told many times, showing that beauty is only skin deep.

Part 1: Why do you think so many people rush to judge a person by the way they look?

Part 2: Do you think that a person has a right to dismiss someone because of their looks?

Part 3: How do you think you would respond if you were to see a frog come up to you and begin to talk?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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