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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 comes from the sea when Howl and the Witch are fighting in Chapter 17?

2. What does Sophie see out of Howl's bedroom window in Chapter 14?

3. What is Miss Angorian's first name?

4. In Chapter 11, whose homework is Howl looking for?

5. Who is Howl's old tutor who he wants to help Sophie comfortable going to the palace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Howl transfer Calcifer to Market Chipping?

2. What does Mrs. Pentstemmon's house look like?

3. What does Sophie see out Howl's bedroom window in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 12, why does Howl say they should see the King another day, and Sophie insists they go right away?

5. In Chapter 15, where does Howl suggest that they move the castle?

6. What spells does Sophie create while she is alone in Chapter 10?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Sophie see as the castle settles into the house where she had been born?

8. Where does Howl take Sophie at the end of Chapter 17, and who created the spot?

9. Why is Calcifer worried and scared about the Witch of the Waste catching up with Howl?

10. In Chapter 15, how does Howl plan to attend Mrs. Pentstemmons funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Howl sends Sophie to the King to talk him out of having Howl search for Prince Justin. What does Sophie say to the King? How do her words cause unintended consequences?

Essay Topic 2

The main character in a novel is usually the protagonist. The antagonist is usually the character that causes the most conflicts for the protagonist. Who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist? How does the antagonist causes conflict for the protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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