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2. ◊ I. How did the first wife die? ◊II. The husband buried the wife under the oak tree. ◊True or False ◊III. How did the step-mother kill the son? ◊a: stabbed b: severed head c: strangled d: poisoned ◊IV. Why did the step-mother kill her step-son? ◊V. How did the step mother turn away the blame? ◊VI. What were the three things the bird collected? ◊VII. What was the first place the bird went to collect the items? ◊ a: shoemaker b: the mill c: grandfather’s house d: goldsmith

3. ◊I. The mother died because she was happy. ◊II. False; she was buried under the Juniper Tree. ◊III. B; severed head ◊IV. She wanted her daughter to have all of the fortune. ◊V. She had the daughter slap his already-severed head off. ◊VI. Gold chain, red shoes, and a mill stone. ◊VII. D; goldsmith.

4. ◊Person vs. Self ◊The first mother is upset because she longs for children, but has none. ◊Person vs. Nature ◊The mother eats so many juniper berries that she grows sad and sick. She then dies because she is so happy that she has a child. ◊Person vs. Self ◊The step-mother could not accept that her daughter might not get the whole fortune, so she cut her step-son’s head off and turned away the blame.

5. ◊The setting of ‘The Juniper Tree’ is in the family’s house and backyard. ◊The juniper tree stands in their garden. ◊The majority of the story takes place inside of their house. ◊The story takes place two thousand years ago. ◊Beginning in the winter and continuing during the following spring. ◊The story also takes place all over the town. ◊Goldsmith’s house. ◊Shoemaker’s house. ◊The mill.

6. ◊General Theme: ◊The general theme fairness. ◊Specific Theme: ◊Fairness will prove to be greater than hatred. ◊The step-mother hated the son, so she killed him, but in the end, she got what she deserved.

7. ◊Simile ◊“The roaring in her ears was like the loudest storm.” ◊Pathos ◊When Marleeken slaps off her brother’s head and feels like she did it. ◊Hyperbole ◊“If only I were a thousand feet underground so I could not hear it.”

8. ◊The protagonist was revived. ◊The bird that gathers the three items gives guidance/helps/ gifts powers to the protagonist. ◊The fairy tale ends happily with the little boy coming back to life. ◊The antagonist (the step-mother) is punished for her wrong- doing.