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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 arcs from Esk's fingertips, flares in the hearth, melts the ironware, and burrows into the hearthstone?
(a) It arcs from Granny's fingertips.
(b) Fire.
(c) Lightning.
(d) A blue light.

2. When Skiller asks Esk to turn the taps into beer, what does she turn the liquid flowing from the beer tap into?
(a) Mulled cider.
(b) Peach brandy.
(c) Hefeweisen.
(d) Wine.

3. 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.

4. After Granny subdues Esk and brings her back home, what does she find and use the raw power of the staff to unravel?
(a) Spools of magic yarn.
(b) Wound up emotions.
(c) Strong potions.
(d) Flickers of Esk's silvery mind.

5. What is the name of the wizard who comes to ask about the blacksmith's eighth son?
(a) Drum Billet.
(b) Esk.
(c) Granny Weatherwax.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Esk does chores for Granny at her house, what does she also become good at?

2. What does the visiting wizard at the beginning of the book see before he dies?

3. What did Granny do in her youth that she found more difficult to do as she got older?

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

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

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