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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Granny asks Esk to fetch her witchcraft, what does she say Esk must know, without which there is no point to teaching her witchcraft?
(a) The secret of witchcraft that it contains.
(b) How to cure a wart.
(c) How to cook a toad.
(d) The way to make a spell.

2. What is unresponsive until Granny says "please" and then waits for her to climb on board?
(a) The staff.
(b) A lone wolf.
(c) The eagle.
(d) The carpet.

3. Since Esk is eager to learn magic, what does Granny suggest that Esk should borrow the mind of?
(a) A tree.
(b) A wolf.
(c) An eagle.
(d) An owl.

4. What kinds of books does Granny like?
(a) Thin books to read in out houses.
(b) Paperback books you can throw away.
(c) Books with pictures.
(d) Glossy hardcover books that you rest your coffee on.

5. In the first section of the book, what is the primary theme that the author Terry Pratchett discusses?
(a) Is death preventable?
(b) Can a female be a wizard?
(c) Is magic possible?
(d) Are animals magical?

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the wizard who comes to ask about the blacksmith's eighth son?

2. Who seems very different from siblings and exhibits odd behavior at Granny's house?

3. According to Granny, what are male wizard minds all about?

4. When Granny locks her cottage and takes Esk with her, what is the name of the nearby metropolis that they visit?

5. When Esk is frustrated with the Skillers, what does she realize about how magic works for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Discworld is different from other planets.

2. What does Hilta see in Esk's palm and what does she advise?

3. What happens when Granny finds the eagle on a snowdrift?

4. When Esk becomes anxious to learn magic, what does Granny suggest that she do?

5. Where do they bury the wizard, and what comes up in his place?

6. What does Granny decide to do after she realizes that Esk is different from other witches and wizards she knows?

7. When Esk back talks to her father as a little girl, what happens?

8. What does the wizard Billet come into the town of Bad Ass for and what does he find?

9. When Granny and Esk arrive in Ohulan Cutash, what do they see immediately in the marketplace and how do they both react?

10. What happens when Esk leaves Granny's house but does not reappear for a long time?

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