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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Granny that she must take Esk to University and denies that women cannot be wizards?
(a) The sorcerer.
(b) The blacksmith.
(c) The dead wolf.
(d) The apple tree.

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

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

4. When Esk falls asleep after drinking herbal tea, Granny finds an owl and enters its mind. Where does she fly to?
(a) Back in time.
(b) Outer space.
(c) The Smith orchard.
(d) Ankh-Morph.

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

6. While Esk does chores for Granny at her house, what does she also become good at?
(a) Practicing magic.
(b) Doing spells.
(c) Using the staff.
(d) Listing plants by pharmacological use.

7. Where does the bearded man tell Esk that they are traveling through?
(a) Forgotten Language Hill.
(b) Forbidden Caves.
(c) Upper Valley of the River Ankh.
(d) Land of Dreams.

8. 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) Utensils.
(b) Cooking Pots.
(c) Laser beams.
(d) Magic stones.

9. 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.

10. When Granny and Smith bury the wizard in the family orchard, what grows in his place?
(a) An apple tree.
(b) A fig.
(c) A pineapple.
(d) A lion.

11. In the late spring, Granny takes Esk on long walks that last all day. What do they do on these trips?
(a) Dance.
(b) Frolic.
(c) Collect rare plants.
(d) Cast spells.

12. Who finds the key in the privy, enabling the blacksmith's three children to enter the house and go to Granny who is in bed with the window open?
(a) Esk.
(b) Gulta.
(c) Smith.
(d) Weatherbee.

13. Who/What flies through space on four giant elephants atop a massive star turtle?
(a) Ankh-Morph.
(b) Katerina.
(c) Bad Ass.
(d) Discworld.

14. When Skiller asks Esk to turn the taps into beer, what does she turn the liquid flowing from the beer tap into?
(a) Hefeweisen.
(b) Peach brandy.
(c) Mulled cider.
(d) Wine.

15. When Granny Weatherwax appears to have died in her bed, what do the Smith boys do?
(a) Run for help.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Cry.
(d) Try to wake her up.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the bearded man who reveals Esk's presence on the vessel?

4. What kinds of books does Granny like?

5. In the first section of the book, what is the primary theme that the author Terry Pratchett discusses?

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