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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. Granny advises Esk not to upset the owner of the mind that she borrows by trying to control it but instead to do what?
(a) Listen to it.
(b) Avoid it.
(c) Suggest things that are natural to it.
(d) Subdue it.

2. 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) Seven.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Four.
(d) Fifteen.

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

4. When Granny recovers Esk and takes her home, whom/what does she turn to for advice?
(a) A magic apple tree.
(b) The staff.
(c) An owl.
(d) Smith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Granny is able to restore Esk to her body, whom does she free that now holds a grudge?

2. After Gulta becomes an animal, who agrees with Esk that her brother is more fitting as an animal?

3. When Granny asks Esk to fetch her witchcraft, what does she say Esk must know, without which there is no point to teaching her witchcraft?

4. When Granny gets back to her house, she finds that the staff has returned and thrusts it into the fireplace. However, what gets destroyed while the staff remains unmarked?

5. According to Granny, what are male wizard minds all about?

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