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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 color powder does Michael use to make Howl's suit the proper size in Chapter 15?

2. What role is Michael to play when Sophie goes to the King in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 11, how thick is the nothingness?

4. In Chapter 17, how many clouds can be seen over the sea when Howl is fighting the Witch?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sophie see when she, Howl, and Michael enter a house in Chapter 11?

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

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

4. In Chapter 16, what happens to a ship while Howl and the Witch are fighting?

5. At the end of Chapter 11, what is Howl's problem?

6. In Chapter 10, what does Howl bring Sophie and Michael?

7. In Chapter 10, where does Howl think he would see Sophie because nothing is safe from her?

8. How does Howl transfer Calcifer to Market Chipping?

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

10. In Chapter 13, why does the King need his brother back?

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 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 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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