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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 is the weather at the beginning of the story?

2. Who thinks they should seek the help of more witches to help the kingdom?

3. What unlikely visitors enjoy tea at Granny's cottage?

4. What do the witches huddle over in the beginning of the story?

5. What do Lord and Lady Felmet cower under in the prison chamber?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Felmet compulsively wash his hands?

2. What cover does Granny use to try to gain entrance into the castle to save Nanny? How does she get inside?

3. Who can see King Verence after he becomes a ghost? Who offers him the explanation?

4. How do the witches acquire a baby?

5. What are Felmet's worries shortly after taking over the throne?

6. What angers Felmet about the four tax collectors who went to Granny's house?

7. How does the ghost king get to leave the castle? Why is this important to the story?

8. Describe Discworld and tell how it derives its magic.

9. How exactly does Tomjon get his name?

10. What are the three wishes that the witches bestow upon Tomjon before he leaves with his new family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the main characters of this book. Who was the protagonist, and what separates that character or characters from the other main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Define falling action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Wyrd Sisters. How did it flow? What role did the falling action have in the story, and how did it work?

Essay Topic 3

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in this novel? Explain the conflict in detail, using both the definition and examples from Wyrd Sisters.

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