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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 is the Head Librarian that Esk bribes with bananas?
(a) A small boy.
(b) An older woman.
(c) A grumpy old man.
(d) An orangutan.

2. When the books fly off the shelves in the library, what happens to the floor?
(a) It explodes.
(b) It becomes a wet puddle.
(c) It turns to fine silver sand.
(d) It becomes a snake.

3. Who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University?
(a) Simon.
(b) Granny.
(c) Esk.
(d) Treatle.

4. What idea does Esk propose that the wizard's apprentice finds funny and curious?
(a) That women could be wizards.
(b) That wizards are dwarves.
(c) That cows can fly.
(d) That frogs have tails.

5. When Simon gets excited, what becomes worse?
(a) His wizard skills.
(b) His stutter.
(c) His reading.
(d) His moods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the self-assembled creature that Esk sees when she falls down in her magical state on the cold sand and sees Simon sitting in a circle?

2. What does Granny tell Esk is a good, honest profession for women, particularly in rural areas?

3. What is a beacon to Shadow creatures who hate those who are alive?

4. What does the creature who assumes Simon's form want from Esk?

5. What is slow and erratic and on which Granny experiences trouble when she tries to fly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nightmare that Esk has about the Strange Things when Granny finds her?

2. Why does Esk get angry with Simon and Master Treatle?

3. What does Granny transform herself into to deflect Cutangle's attacks?

4. What happens in the library involving Simon?

5. What does Granny pretend to do for the person in charge of the laundry operations?

6. What does Esk ask the man who is counting tobacco and what does he tell her?

7. What does Esk say that Cutangle finds fascinating and unprecedented but against the lore?

8. Who is traveling with Master Treatle?

9. What happens to the traveling caravan party three days after they leave Zemphis?

10. How is the wizard apprentice process different in Esk and Simon's time from previously?

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