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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 is the purpose of the lion in the play?

2. What is included in the price of the wizard's coach?

3. What is Magrat better than Granny at?

4. What does Jason Ogg not like to do?

5. Why does the dwarf not accept Ridcully's payment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Magrat do with her old witching gear?

2. What prevents the elves carrying out the execution?

3. What does Jason tell Nanny about Diamanda?

4. What happens when there are two queens in the hive?

5. What does Magrat learn about the ascension of a bee into queendom from Mr. Brooks?

6. Who discovers the fate of William Scrope?

7. What does Ridcully focus on as he recounts his time in Lancre?

8. How does Magrat take to her new royal surroundings?

9. Why does Granny ruin Nanny's hat?

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

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

Compare the differences between Granny Weatherwax and Gytha Ogg. How different are their lives, and what choices may have created the differences? What are their strengths and weaknesses as individuals? In what way is this relationship used to develop the themes of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Pratchett's depiction of the character Magrat. How does Pratchett characterize Magrat? What goals does Magrat have to achieve? How successful is Magrat at achieving these goals?

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