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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 health issue does Sophie have in Chapter 8, which Howl and Calcifer have to help with?

2. What color hair does the young man have who comes with the Witch of the Waste?

3. What type of feathers does the Witch of the Waste have in her hat?

4. In Chapter 8, how many words does Howl use when he sends the scarecrow away?

5. What type of spell does Howl give a seaman's wife in Chapter 6 for almost nothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Martha tell Sophie about her mother?

2. How does Sophie get Calcifer to allow her to cook breakfast in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 1, what is said about the Wizard Howl?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Sophie see from a window in Howl's castle?

5. How does Howl get rid of the scarecrow in Chapter 8?

6. What does Mrs. Fairfax know about Howl in Chapter 8?

7. What does Calcifer have to do to get rid of the scarecrow in Chapter 7?

8. In Chapter 6, what advice does Howl give Michael about doing spells?

9. What is the young man like whom Sophie sees and what does he say to Sophie in Chapter 1?

10. What happens when Michael tries to catching a shooting star?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An apprenticeship is a way for young people to learn a skill. What are some skills young people might learn from an apprenticeship? What are the advantages of an apprenticeship for the master and the student? Why do young people in the novel serve as apprentices?

Essay Topic 2

Characters have fits in the novel when they do not get their way. Who are some of the characters who throw fits? Why are those fits called tantrums? How does Sophie take control and help various characters when they are having tantrums?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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