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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. How does Mrs. Jenkins respond when the narrator's grandmother places Bruno on the table in "Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno"?
(a) She talks to Bruno.
(b) She screams.
(c) She hits Bruno with her newspaper.
(d) She picks up Bruno.

2. When Mr. Jenkins threatens to have his lawyers on the Grand High Witch, the narrator's grandmother warns him that he might be turned into what, in "Mr. Jenkins and His Son"?
(a) A cockroach.
(b) A cat.
(c) A frog.
(d) A statue.

3. What is the third thing the Grand High Witch tells her subjects to remove in "Frizzled Like a Fritter"?
(a) Their shoes.
(b) Their wigs.
(c) Their hats.
(d) Their gloves.

4. Where do the narrator and his grandmother eat supper in "It’s Off to Work We Go!"?
(a) In the guest dining room.
(b) On the back lawn.
(c) On the east terrace.
(d) In front of the fireplace.

5. What does the narrator eat for supper in the beginning of "It’s Off to Work We Go!"?
(a) Pea soup and roast lamb.
(b) Mashed potatoes and gravy.
(c) Norwegian goats' milk cheese.
(d) An omelet and a piece of bacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator compare the smell of witches to in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

2. How does the narrator say "real witches" dress in "A Note About Witches"?

3. The narrator's grandmother tells him in "Hello Grandmamma," "You are still yourself in everything except" what?

4. What instrument is used when the narrator is injured in "In the Kitchen"?

5. What does the narrator remark about being a mouse for the rest of his life in the end of "The Heart of a Mouse"?

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