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

2. What is the eighth child of the eighth son of the blacksmith called?
(a) Smith.
(b) Eskarina.
(c) Moses.
(d) Weatherwax.

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

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

5. 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?
(a) Cern and Gulta.
(b) Sullivan and James.
(c) Louis and Mark.
(d) Smith and Holden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pratchett describe that normally prevents wolves from eating humans in the first section of the book?

2. When Granny and Smith bury the wizard in the family orchard, what grows in his place?

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

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

5. What is headology?

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