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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. What purified the girl so much that the wizard could not approach her and hurt or help her?

2. What does the king have made for his new wife since she does not have any of her own?

3. What does the witch feed to Hansel in order to fatten him up so that he might be tasty?

4. What does the mother call the son when she is hungry and starving to eat something?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who are Sexton's judge and jury when she begins the poem, "The Frog Prince?"

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

7. What are the two pieces of advice or help which the old woman gives to the soldier who goes to find out the secret of the princesses?

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

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

10. Why are the messages being sent between the king and the princess getting mixed up in the story?

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

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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