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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Mr. Jenkins and His Son" – "It’s Off to Work We Go".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first ingredient for the Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker?
(a) An alarm clock.
(b) The wrong end of a telescope.
(c) The juice of three toads.
(d) The tails of 60 mice.

2. What does the narrator tell his grandmother the witches are pretending to be in "Hello Grandmamma"?
(a) The Women's Society for the Betterment of Education.
(b) The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
(c) The British Society for Prevention of Childhood Poverty.
(d) The European Society for the Rights of Women.

3. What does the narrator's grandmother tell Mr. Jenkins when she thrusts Bruno into his hand in "The Triumph"?
(a) "He needs to speak more."
(b) "He needs to go on a diet."
(c) "Give him to the cat."
(d) "He needs a vacation."

4. What is the answer to the problem of the witches being intelligent mice that the narrator devises in "It’s Off to Work We Go!"?
(a) Cats.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Weasels.
(d) Mouse-traps.

5. How does the narrator's grandmother transport the narrator and Bruno to the Lounge in “Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno”?
(a) She hides them in her wig.
(b) She carries them in her pocket.
(c) She carries them in a cage.
(d) She carries them in her handbag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slang phrase does the narrator use that means to fail at some venture in "It’s Off to Work We Go!"?

2. What does the narrator's grandmother say a real witch is certain to always be wearing in "How to Recognize a Witch"?

3. What is the name of the waiter who serves the narrator's grandmother in the Dining Room in "In the Kitchen"?

4. What is the name of the witch who catches scent of the narrator in “The Ancient Ones”?

5. How old does the narrator's grandmother say she is in "The Heart of a Mouse"?

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