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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 type of face does the scarecrow have in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 2, how many weeks does Martha say that she was at Mrs. Fairfax's before she changed places with Lettie?

3. In Chapter 5, how many rooms are there in the castle?

4. In Chapter 2, what color is the hat that is only remotely lilkely to interest the Witch of the Waste?

5. In Chapter 7, how much faster does Sophie tell Calcifer to make the castle travel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What problem does Sophie have with her wardrobe in Chapter 9?

4. At the end of Chapter 7, how does Howl think that Sophie can help him get the King off his back?

5. What does Mrs. Fairfax know about Howl in Chapter 8?

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

7. What does Howl do in Chapter 6, when his hair is dyed a different color than he wanted?

8. How does Sophie get into Howl's castle?

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

10. In Chapter 7, what comes to the door that scares Sophie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters have fits in the novel when they do not get their way. Who are some of the characters who throw fits? Why are those fits called tantrums? How does Sophie take control and help various characters when they are having tantrums?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use when describing things. How does the author use imagery in the novel to help readers imagine the setting, characters, and events?

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