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

2. When Esk tries to move the staff, what does she do?
(a) She loses to new wizards.
(b) She fights bloody wars.
(c) She changes Discworld in tiny ways.
(d) She fails.

3. How does Esk become the University building?
(a) She feels the mind of stones.
(b) She eats it.
(c) She merges with it.
(d) She makes herself into a giant.

4. What did Granny do in her youth that she found more difficult to do as she got older?
(a) Enter the minds of animals.
(b) Change into a serpent.
(c) Become a wolf.
(d) Enter a tree.

5. When Esk is frustrated with the Skillers, what does she realize about how magic works for her?
(a) It only works when she is not anxious.
(b) It only works when she is not angry.
(c) It only works when she is not afraid.
(d) It only works when she is not thinking about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Whom does Esk accompany and protect from being cheated?

3. Skiller laughs when Esk asks to drink what?

4. When Esk enters the vehicle, what does she find Simon doing?

5. What plays an important role in the great battle in the library of Unseen University that occurs later in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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