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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 happens to the princes who are unsuccessful in finding out what happens to the daughters each night?

2. For how long do Hansel and Gretel walk without seeing anything which might help them?

3. The frog wants the beer and Christ for _____________, as the poem states about the needs of the frog.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the problem with the tree which the knight sees and then wants to have one of its branches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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