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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 Granny talks about men to Esk, what does she tell Esk that men are all about?
(a) Facts, power, and revenge.
(b) Numbers, power, and "jommetry".
(c) Ownership, power, and greed.
(d) Control, numbers, and facts.

2. Where does the Zoon family reach when Esk accompanies a Zoon family member to shore?
(a) Zemphis.
(b) University.
(c) Land of Dreams.
(d) Hilta.

3. When Esk leaves in the body of the animal, what does Granny carry back to her house to wait?
(a) Esk's inert body.
(b) Food.
(c) Books.
(d) Plants.

4. What is the normal apprenticeship ritual that Granny no longer feels comfortable teaching Esk after her journey in the animal's body?
(a) Dance around the fire.
(b) Brotherhood of the Wise and Enlightened.
(c) Flying enactments.
(d) Mind control games.

5. When Esk wakes up on the boat, what does she hear?
(a) A couple fighting.
(b) A man drinking.
(c) A dog barking.
(d) A cat meowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Granny asks Esk to fetch her witchcraft, what does she say Esk must know, without which there is no point to teaching her witchcraft?

2. When Granny cannot find Esk, what does Hilta bring Granny so that she can search for Esk?

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

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

5. Who seems very different from siblings and exhibits odd behavior at Granny's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Discworld is different from other planets.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where do they bury the wizard, and what comes up in his place?

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