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

2. 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 crippled.
(d) That the newborn is a boy.

3. 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) Religion and commerce.
(c) Drugs and alcohol.
(d) Prostitution and violence.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Granny advises Esk not to upset the owner of the mind that she borrows by trying to control it but instead to do what?

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

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

4. Granny calms Esk who is panicking. What is the vital lesson that Esk has learned?

5. Skiller laughs when Esk asks to drink what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Esk asks why Granny does not use magic to light a fire, what does Granny say?

3. When Esk and her two brothers go to Granny's house, what do they notice around her house?

4. Why does Granny have a stormy scene with the Smith family?

5. Describe how Discworld is different from other planets.

6. What happens when Esk leaves Granny's house but does not reappear for a long time?

7. What is "headology?"

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

9. When Esk back talks to her father as a little girl, what happens?

10. Describe Hilta Goatfounder.

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