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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. With whom are the witches appointed to have tea after their meeting in "Metamorphosis"?

2. Into what dish does the narrator pour his vial of Mouse-Maker in "In the Kitchen"?

3. How does the narrator ultimately get his grandmother to answer the hotel room door in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

4. In what object does the narrator's grandmother put him to lower him to the Grand High Witch's balcony?

5. What does the Grand High Witch order her subjects to do before letting Bruno in, in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe his transformation in "Metamorphosis"?

2. How do Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins respond to the narrator's grandmother's story in "Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno"?

3. What response does the narrator's grandmother receive when she places Bruno on the table before his parents in "Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno"?

4. How does the narrator manage to escape the witches in "Metamorphosis"?

5. How would you describe the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins?

6. How does the narrator escape the Grand High Witch's room in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

7. What happens when the narrator is discovered by the witches in "Metamorphosis"?

8. Who is Bruno Jenkins? What are the narrator's opinions of this character?

9. How does the narrator infiltrate the Grand High Witch's hotel room in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

10. How does the narrator describe his mission in "The Plan"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative style of The Witches. Why do you think the author chooses to relate the novel from a first-person perspective? How would the story change if it were related from a third-person narrator? Is the story related in the past or present tense? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of The Witches. Where in the novel is the exposition? Where does the rising action begin? Where is the climax of the novel? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the qualities of a "real witch." What are the distinctions that the narrator's grandmother makes for how to determine if a woman is a witch or not? Which of these distinctions is the most obvious? Which is the hardest to determine?

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