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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Equal Rites, pgs. 33-65.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Esk learn to make with Granny in the spring, taking a practical course instead of learning magic?
(a) Ointments, infusions, and potions.
(b) Dressings.
(c) Lotions.
(d) Food.

3. Esk finds out that most wizards are old, powerful, rare, bearded men. What does she find out about witches?
(a) They are young, sweet, and demure.
(b) They are old, suspicious, homely, sometimes bearded, and all women.
(c) They are both men and women.
(d) They are young, beautiful, and vibrant.

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

5. What does Granny Weatherwax think should be burned because female wizards are not right?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A staff.
(c) A hat.
(d) A pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the normal apprenticeship ritual that Granny no longer feels comfortable teaching Esk after her journey in the animal's body?

2. What arcs from Esk's fingertips, flares in the hearth, melts the ironware, and burrows into the hearthstone?

3. When Esk waits for Granny's "mindshape" to leave, what does she do?

4. In the first section of the book, what is the primary theme that the author Terry Pratchett discusses?

5. What does Granny seem afraid of?

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