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The Juniper Tree by the Grimm Brothers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the boy's biological mother die?

a)

She died as a result of severe blood loss

b)

She died as a result of childbirth

c)

She died as a result of food poisoning

d)

She died as a result of happiness

2.

Why does the evil stepmother hate her stepson?

a)

She thinks he constantly misbehaves on purpose

b)

She thinks he will inherit his father's fortune, leaving her with nothing

c)

She thinks he is evil and has cast a spell on her

d)

She thinks he is plotting to have her killed

3.

How does the evil stepmother trick her biological daughter?

a)

By hiding the evidence of her crime

b)

By making her believe she decapitated her brother

c)

By convincing her that she is the reason her brother ran away

d)

By giving her a poison apple

4.

How does the stepmother propose to deal with her crime?

a)

She proposes that the boy be buried beneath the juniper tree

b)

She proposes that the boy be fed to the forest's wild woods

c)

She proposes that the boy be hidden in the closet

d)

She proposes the boy be turned into food

5.

What lie does the evil stepmother tell her husband about his son?

a)

The he is visiting a distant relative

b)

That he has been sent to a well regarded boarding school

c)

That he must be in his tree house in the Juniper Tree

d)

That he has runaway and left behind a note

6.

Which of the following statements in TRUE about Marlinchen?

a)

She plants a juniper tree in the backyard to honor her brother

b)

She lays her brother's bones beneath the juniper tree

c)

She climbs the juniper tree, trying to catch a beautiful bird

d)

She spends several nights sleeping in her brother's tree house

7.

The bird collects all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

A gold chain

b)

Red shoes

c)

A millstone

d)

A silken handkerchief

8.

In the bird's song, he compliments himself on:

a)

How beautiful a bird he is

b)

How smart a bird he is

c)

How devious a bird he is

d)

How compassionate a bird he is

9.

When the bird returns to the family's home:

a)

He encounters the spirit of his biological mother

b)

The evil stepmother chases him away

c)

Marlinchen is frightened by it appearance

d)

The boy's father is happy and relaxed

10.

How does the evil stepmother die?

a)

She is crushed to death

b)

She is set on fire

c)

She is hung upside down from the juniper tree

d)

She is pecked to death by birds

11.

How do Marlinchen and the father react after the stepmother's death?

a)

The run away, fearing a similar fate

b)

They pay it little attention, for they are happy for the boy's return

c)

They are sullen and tearfully decide to bury her beneath the juniper tree

d)

They express relief, for her reign of terror is over

12.

The first wife died and was buried...

(a)  

13.

True or False: The stepmother loved both the children the same?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Why did Marlinchen weep into the pudding?

a)

She hated to eat pudding

b)

She loved to eat pudding

c)

Her brother was being made into pudding

d)

There were too many onions in the pudding

15.

What does the word pious mean?

a)

Good

b)

Clean

c)

Religious

d)

Naughty