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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Equal Rites, pgs. 1-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Esk back talks, what does her father do that causes a series of odd happenings and frayed nerves?
(a) Slaps her.
(b) Beats her.
(c) Yells at her mother.
(d) Locks her in the closet.

2. Since the blacksmith's sons do not see any footprints outside the witch's house, what are they convinced that the witch can do?
(a) Move her house.
(b) Change into animals.
(c) Erase footprints.
(d) Move through time.

3. What kinds of books does Granny like?
(a) Glossy hardcover books that you rest your coffee on.
(b) Paperback books you can throw away.
(c) Thin books to read in out houses.
(d) Books with pictures.

4. What is Granny adamant about concerning male and female magic?
(a) They negate each other.
(b) They are equal and opposite.
(c) They differ fundamentally.
(d) They are equal and the same.

5. What does Granny seem afraid of?
(a) Doing magic.
(b) Flying.
(c) Being a wizard.
(d) Having children.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Granny wakes up in her house, what does she find is too strong for her to locate Esk?

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

3. When Granny recovers Esk and takes her home, whom/what does she turn to for advice?

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

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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