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

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

2. When Granny wakes up in her house, what does she find is too strong for her to locate Esk?
(a) Noise.
(b) Destruction.
(c) Wolves' pack mind.
(d) Pollution.

3. Where does Granny find Esk when she goes flying in search of Esk who is lost in the body of the animal?
(a) The future.
(b) In a thunderstorm.
(c) The past.
(d) A snow drift.

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

5. 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?
(a) Cooking Pots.
(b) Magic stones.
(c) Laser beams.
(d) Utensils.

6. When Granny is able to restore Esk to her body, whom does she free that now holds a grudge?
(a) The goat.
(b) The dog.
(c) The wolf.
(d) The eagle.

7. When you enter a creature's mind, what is difficult upon exiting?
(a) Wanting to come back.
(b) Restoring one's human balance.
(c) Changing form.
(d) Accepting death.

8. At night, while Granny rests, Esk wanders through the city. Where does she end up?
(a) The Red Lion.
(b) The Bloodhound.
(c) The Fiddler's Riddle.
(d) The Feisty Owl.

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

10. What is unresponsive until Granny says "please" and then waits for her to climb on board?
(a) The eagle.
(b) The carpet.
(c) The staff.
(d) A lone wolf.

11. When Esk asks why Granny does not use magic to light a fire, what does Granny say in response?
(a) Magic cannot make a fire.
(b) It is much easier to use a match.
(c) One must know when to use magic or not.
(d) Fires fight magic.

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

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

14. After Gulta becomes an animal, who agrees with Esk that her brother is more fitting as an animal?
(a) Cern.
(b) Archchancellor.
(c) Her father.
(d) Granny.

15. 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 angry.
(b) It only works when she is not thinking about it.
(c) It only works when she is not afraid.
(d) It only works when she is not anxious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Esk waits for Granny's "mindshape" to leave, what does she do?

3. What or who kills the wolves in the woods surrounding Granny Weatherwax's house?

4. What view does Granny enjoy seeing when she explores high peaks?

5. Who/What flies through space on four giant elephants atop a massive star turtle?

(see the answer keys)

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