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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Granny enters a fortune-telling booth. Whom does the voice asking if you want your fortune read belong to?

2. When Granny wakes up in her house, what does she find is too strong for her to locate Esk?

3. What does the visiting wizard at the beginning of the book see before he dies?

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

5. When Granny recovers Esk and takes her home, whom/what does she turn to for advice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Esk do when Skiller does not give her what she wants to drink?

2. Where does Esk go at night in Ohulan Cutash and what does she ask to drink?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe how Discworld is different from other planets.

9. What happens when Esk escapes from the Skillers?

10. What happens when Esk stays behind as her two brothers go in search of help for Granny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whom do you think is the strongest character portrayed in "Equal Rites"? Why? Explain your opinion with examples drawn from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two settings for this book. Do these settings remind you of places that exist in the world? Why? Be sure to include geography, time, and any pertinent popular culture events. How does the location of these events affect the understanding of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief portrait study of Esk. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics?

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