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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Equal Rites, pgs. 95-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pratchett describe that normally prevents wolves from eating humans in the first section of the book?
(a) Magic stones.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) Laser beams.
(d) Natural selection.

2. When Granny locks her cottage and takes Esk with her, what is the name of the nearby metropolis that they visit?
(a) Discworld.
(b) Kailash.
(c) Ankh Morph.
(d) Ohulan Cutash.

3. Where does the Zoon family reach when Esk accompanies a Zoon family member to shore?
(a) University.
(b) Land of Dreams.
(c) Zemphis.
(d) Hilta.

4. What can the eighth son of an eighth son become?
(a) A duke.
(b) A wizard.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A lord.

5. When Granny tells the Smith family about Esk going to the Unseen University, what does Esk do?
(a) Takes a nap.
(b) Climbs her tree and thinks about wizards.
(c) Lights fires.
(d) Reads a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esk finds out that most wizards are old, powerful, rare, bearded men. What does she find out about witches?

2. When Esk falls asleep after drinking herbal tea, Granny finds an owl and enters its mind. Where does she fly to?

3. Who are the brothers that fetch Esk at her tree and take her to the witch's house in the first section of the book?

4. When Granny encounters hunters, what do they turn out to be?

5. How old is the eighth child of the blacksmith when Mrs. Smith worries about Granny in the winter and wants the children to check on the old witch?

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