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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. What does Hansel take with him as he hears that his parents are going to lose them in the forest?

3. The daughter who has two eyes is as common as ____________ in the eyes of the mother.

4. Sexton writes that the apple has no worm in it for the apple is ___________.

5. What is the first animal the musician calls to him when he is alone in the forest for a long time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader find out about the accident the princess has with the gold ball?

2. What are the three animals to which the musician beckons in the forest before torturing them?

3. What is so remarkable about the house Hansel and Gretel find in the woods?

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

5. What happens to the king after several long years of searching for his family?

6. What happens when the mother and remaining sisters decide to slaughter the goat?

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

8. How does the soldier get from one side of the lake to another with the princesses?

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

10. Where do the princesses sleep when they are locked in their room each night?

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

The slave in the story of the white snake is blessed with knowledge when he eats the food prepared for the king.

Part 1: What is the value of knowledge in today's society?

Part 2: Why do you think the slave decided to go against the rules of the king?

Part 3: Do you think the slave should be punished for his noncompliance with the rules of the king?

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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