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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 Adab Gander agrees to take the wizard's apprentice, what is the name of the gangling, pale boy who stutters and reads constantly?
(a) Gandar.
(b) Simon.
(c) Gulach.
(d) Meerkat.

2. While wizards' minds give shape to thoughts, what do witches work with?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Colors.
(c) What exists in the world.
(d) The past.

3. When Granny encounters hunters, what do they turn out to be?
(a) Witches.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) Magicians.
(d) Dwarves.

4. What did Simon call up that the staff saved Esk from?
(a) Magic.
(b) Death.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Things.

5. In her dream, what does Esk see that seems to be hosting a party but she cannot enter through its gates?
(a) An inn with a large yard.
(b) A castle.
(c) A church.
(d) A village.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Esk examines entire worlds, what are they encased in?

2. Which two of the following are one and the same?

3. When Esk leaves the Zoon family and wanders into town, what does she hope will happen so that the staff will appear in her hand?

4. What does Cutangle transform into upon interacting with Granny?

5. Who or what are attracted to people who dabble in magic and mysticism?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is in charge of the laundry operations and where does this person live?

3. What do the dwarves offer to do for Granny, and what does she want instead?

4. What happens in the library involving Simon?

5. What happens to Granny when she travels to find Esk?

6. Who are the inhabitants of the Shades?

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

8. Who is traveling with Master Treatle?

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

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

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