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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. With what did the huntsman fill the body of the wolf when he decided that the wolf was too mean to simply be shot?

2. After the wolf eats up Red Riding Hood, he is now ___________ as well as dark and hairy.

3. At what temperature does the mother say that she will cook the boy when she puts him in the oven?

4. The tables at the dance are filled with cruets of __________ and cups full of rubies.

5. The author admits to being collected at cocktail parties, but inside, she is undergoing ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the mystery of the twelve princesses who are locked in their room each night?

3. What will happen for the two eyed sister if she sings for the goat, according to the advice of an old woman?

4. Who are some of the people whom Anne Sexton believes would understand the princess' obsession with dancing?

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

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

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

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

9. Why don't the animals in the story of the musician take revenge on the musician?

10. What happens after the woodsman takes care of the wolf who tried to eat Red Riding Hood and her grandmother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cinderella has to suffer at the hands of her stepmother and stepsisters after her father dies, and is only able to rely on a dove to help her.

Part 1: Why do you think the story of Cinderella is a story which is meant to help a reader in their lives?

Part 2: How do you think Cinderella might have grown up had she not been treated badly?

Part 3: What do you think you might have done if you were in Cinderella's shoes?

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 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?

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