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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. 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?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fifteen.

2. Who/What flies through space on four giant elephants atop a massive star turtle?
(a) Ankh-Morph.
(b) Discworld.
(c) Katerina.
(d) Bad Ass.

3. In the first section of the book, what is the primary theme that the author Terry Pratchett discusses?
(a) Can a female be a wizard?
(b) Are animals magical?
(c) Is death preventable?
(d) Is magic possible?

4. What does the visiting wizard at the beginning of the book see before he dies?
(a) That the newborn is crippled.
(b) That the newborn is a girl.
(c) That the newborn is a screamer.
(d) That the newborn is a boy.

5. When Granny Weatherwax appears to have died in her bed, what do the Smith boys do?
(a) Try to wake her up.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Run for help.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the woods surrounding Granny Weatherwax's house contain?

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

3. What is the name of the wizard who comes to ask about the blacksmith's eighth son?

4. Who tells Granny that she must take Esk to University and denies that women cannot be wizards?

5. What does Granny Weatherwax think should be burned because female wizards are not right?

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