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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Esk parts company with the Zoon family, what does she leave with?
(a) Some food.
(b) A pendant.
(c) A basket.
(d) Three silver coins and a necklace.

2. While Granny is nervous about being in the city, Esk enjoys the colors, smell, and noise. What is it a mix of?
(a) Pleasure and pain.
(b) Drugs and alcohol.
(c) Religion and commerce.
(d) Prostitution and violence.

3. According to Granny, what are male wizard minds all about?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Greed.
(c) Control.
(d) Power.

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

5. 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) Ankh-Morph.
(c) The Smith orchard.
(d) Outer space.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Esk back talks, what does her father do that causes a series of odd happenings and frayed nerves?

2. When Esk is frustrated with the Skillers, what does she realize about how magic works for her?

3. Unfortunately, when Esk finally falls asleep on the boat by the dock, what does it do?

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

5. When Esk is in the body of the animal, what does she dream about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Esk stays behind as her two brothers go in search of help for Granny?

2. What does Esk have to do in return for being allowed to travel with the Zoon family?

3. What does the wizard Billet come into the town of Bad Ass for and what does he find?

4. Why does Granny dread asking the staff for help?

5. When Esk becomes anxious to learn magic, what does Granny suggest that she do?

6. What happens when Granny finds the eagle on a snowdrift?

7. When Granny turns into an owl and flies to the orchard to talk to the apple tree, what does the tree tell her?

8. When Granny and Esk arrive in Ohulan Cutash, what do they see immediately in the marketplace and how do they both react?

9. What is "headology?"

10. What is the practical course that Granny teaches Esk when Esk stays at her house?

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