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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. For how many pairs of seven-league boots does the Chancellor's clerk pay Howl?

2. In Chapter 6, what tinge of color does Howl have in his hair that makes him angry?

3. Who has been banging on the Portsmouth door in Chapter 9 since Sophie and Michael left?

4. How old does Calcifer say that he is in Chapter 7?

5. What does Sophie cook to eat in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Martha say that she and Lettie changed places and apprenticeships?

2. What does Martha tell Sophie about her mother?

3. What cheers Sophie up in Chapter 6?

4. What does Calcifer have to do to get rid of the scarecrow in Chapter 7?

5. What is told about Sophie and her family in Chapter 1?

6. In Chapter 1, what is said about the Wizard Howl?

7. What happens when a woman comes to the shop in Chapter 2?

8. How did Michael become an orphan and then Howl's apprentice?

9. What is the young man like whom Sophie sees and what does he say to Sophie in Chapter 1?

10. Why does a little girl come to the Porthaven door in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Howl and the Witch have many conflicts. Are most of the conflicts in the novel man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self?

Essay Topic 2

Howl refers to himself as a coward. Is Howl a coward or a hero?

Essay Topic 3

There is a battle at the end of the novel. In what way is the battle for good and evil? How is the theme of good and evil demonstrated in the novel?

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