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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 raises the Archchancellor's suspicions that the Bursar is part of a secret society?

2. What almost made Ridcully drop wizardry?

3. How does Verence II achieve kingship of Lancre?

4. What does Jason Ogg not like to do?

5. How does Shawn not pass the time if he has eaten too many carbohydrates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prevents the elves carrying out the execution?

2. Why does Magrat renounce her witchery?

3. What is Magrat unsure about as she returns to Lancre?

4. How does Nanny know that Granny is not dead?

5. Why does the Librarian have to wear a collar?

6. How does Nanny influence the outcome of the duel?

7. How do the wizards meet Casanunda?

8. What motivates Granny to attend to her will?

9. Why does Diamanda enter the circle?

10. What does Granny suspect about Diamanda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Pratchett depict witches in the book? How does today's society perceive witchery? Do you think that Pratchett's depiction of witches is in any way based on real history? To what extent has he changed the well known stereotype of a witch character?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the narrative's setting. What is the impact of it being set in a magical world? Why does the author choose a magical realm as a setting? What might have been different in the book if it had been written in the past, future, or a realistic setting?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character and examine their lives at the start of the book. Compare this to how they have changed by the end of the story. What motivates these changes?

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