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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Granny calms Esk who is panicking. What is the vital lesson that Esk has learned?
(a) Flying.
(b) Having a strong mind.
(c) Going beyond Borrowing to becoming.
(d) Becoming stronger.

2. When Granny cannot find Esk, what does Hilta bring Granny so that she can search for Esk?
(a) A plane.
(b) Her banned broom.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A bucket.

3. 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 through time.
(b) Erase footprints.
(c) Change into animals.
(d) Move her house.

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

5. Since Esk is eager to learn magic, what does Granny suggest that Esk should borrow the mind of?
(a) An owl.
(b) A wolf.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A tree.

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

7. Skiller laughs when Esk asks to drink what?
(a) Wine.
(b) Goat milk.
(c) Water.
(d) Beer.

8. Unfortunately, when Esk finally falls asleep on the boat by the dock, what does it do?
(a) Break.
(b) Move down river.
(c) Heave.
(d) Grow.

9. What does Granny Weatherwax think should be burned because female wizards are not right?
(a) A staff.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A hat.
(d) A pot.

10. 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 old, suspicious, homely, sometimes bearded, and all women.
(c) They are young, beautiful, and vibrant.
(d) They are young, sweet, and demure.

11. Where does the Zoon family reach when Esk accompanies a Zoon family member to shore?
(a) Hilta.
(b) Zemphis.
(c) Land of Dreams.
(d) University.

12. What is headology?
(a) The study of heads.
(b) When people see the hat and cloak, they assume her magic will work.
(c) Wearing scarves around the head.
(d) The worship of heads.

13. When Esk leaves in the body of the animal, what does Granny carry back to her house to wait?
(a) Plants.
(b) Food.
(c) Esk's inert body.
(d) Books.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who seems very different from siblings and exhibits odd behavior at Granny's house?

3. At night, while Granny rests, Esk wanders through the city. Where does she end up?

4. What does Granny seem afraid of?

5. Where does Granny find Esk when she goes flying in search of Esk who is lost in the body of the animal?

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