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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 soldier chose the ____________princesses since he was similar in age.

2. The suburban _________ is described as a deceiver, as one who is not all that she seems to be.

3. The wolf which the musician calls to him has his eye on the _____________.

4. Which animal runs twenty times around the maypole before it foams at the mouth like a rabid dog?

5. Who hears the snores of the wolf and realizes those snores cannot come from a grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the mother do with two of her daughters, though she tends to leave the other one alone?

2. What does the wolf learn from the girl the first time they talk, since she is not afraid of him at all.

3. What is the proof the soldier offers to the king in order to show that he has solved the mystery?

4. Who are some of the deceivers which Sexton includes in the beginning of the poem about Red Riding Hood?

5. Why does the maiden have to stay at home during the war in which her husband fights?

6. Why does the father decide that he needs to cut off the hands of his daughter in the poem?

7. How does Sexton herself see frogs as she eloquently describes in the poem?

8. What are the differences between the daughters in the first poem of this section of the book?

9. Why does the princess have to keep her promises to the frog?

10. Why does the princess agree to doing all of the things that the frog asks of her?

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

In order to save her life, the girl will sacrifice all of her worldly possessions and her future child in order to avoid death for not being able to spin straw into gold.

Part 1: Why do you think the girl didn't want to die as a criminal?

Part 2: Do you think the others believed that the girl was capable of performing the feat of spinning gold on her own?

Part 3: How would you have dealt with this situation if you were in the shoes of the girl?

Essay Topic 3

The concept of beauty is the main theme in Snow White, with the Queen being so interested in making herself the most beautiful that she tries to kill Snow White.

Part 1: Why do you think beauty is so important to the Queen? How does it affect her?

Part 2: How do you think beauty is valued in today's society? Does it still hold a lot of value?

Part 3: Do you think that there are other 'Queens' in today's society, vying to be the most beautiful at any cost? Cite examples.

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