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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 does the Grand High Witch say she will do to the narrator when she sniffs him out in "The Recipe"?
(a) Turn him into a mackerel.
(b) Turn him into a porpoise.
(c) Turn him into a toad.
(d) Turn him into stone.

2. What does the narrator's grandmother say a real witch is certain to always be wearing in "How to Recognize a Witch"?
(a) Spiked heels.
(b) Gloves.
(c) A pointy hat.
(d) A black cape.

3. Where does the narrator go to hide when the Grand High Witch comes into her hotel room in "The Mouse-Burglar"?
(a) In a dresser drawer.
(b) In the closet.
(c) Behind a statue.
(d) Under the bed.

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

5. About how old is the woman who stands on the platform described as in "Frizzled Like a Fritter"?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does the narrator's grandmother give for what is found on the Grand High Witch's balcony in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

2. What did the narrator observe Bruno doing the day before in the hotel terrace in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

3. What does the Grand High Witch instruct her subjects to boil the tailless mice in when making Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker?

4. What does the narrator say he does as the witches carry on in excitement in "The Recipe"?

5. What does the narrator's grandmother use to bandage his wound in "In the Kitchen"?

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