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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. What is the eighth child of the eighth son of the blacksmith called?

2. When Esk is frustrated with the Skillers, what does she realize about how magic works for her?

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

4. What is unresponsive until Granny says "please" and then waits for her to climb on board?

5. Where is Granny able to figure out that Esk is headed towards?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the wizard Billet come into the town of Bad Ass for and what does he find?

4. What happens when Esk escapes from the Skillers?

5. What does Hilta see in Esk's palm and what does she advise?

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

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

8. Esk's use of the staff demonstrates something to Granny. What is that?

9. What is "headology?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief portrait study of Cutangle. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him through his life? How does he change from the beginning of the book to the middle to the end?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Esk and Granny.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Esk has a direct influence upon? What are some events that Granny had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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