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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. What does Granny enter to get all the drones searching for Esk?
(a) Nest of birds.
(b) Bees' "hivemind."
(c) Starlings.
(d) Ants' "nestmind."

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

3. What role did Granny assume when she "borrows" another's mind?
(a) That of a magician.
(b) That of an evil medium doing a midnight séance.
(c) That of a predator swooping down on prey.
(d) That of a crow.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Granny discovers that Esk is traveling on a vessel that belongs to the Zoon family, what does she consult to find the young girl?

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

4. In the late spring, Granny takes Esk on long walks that last all day. What do they do on these trips?

5. What does Esk learn to make with Granny in the spring, taking a practical course instead of learning magic?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Granny enter the bee "hivemind?"

2. What does Hilta see in Esk's palm and what does she advise?

3. Describe how Discworld is different from other planets.

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

5. What happens when Esk escapes from the Skillers?

6. What does Granny decide to do after she realizes that Esk is different from other witches and wizards she knows?

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

8. What happens when Billet holds the staff over the baby? What does Granny propose to do with the staff and what happens to it?

9. How does Esk help the head of the Zoon family in Zemphis and what does she get in return?

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

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