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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 color is a witch's spit, according to the narrator's grandmother in "How to Recognize a Witch"?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

2. What does the narrator's grandmother ask him about Bruno in "Hello Grandmamma"?
(a) "How many siblings does he have?"
(b) "Is he a very intelligent boy?"
(c) "Does he never stop eating?"
(d) "Was he turned into a porpoise?"

3. What does the Grand High Witch order her subjects to do before letting Bruno in, in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?
(a) To take off their wigs, shoes, and gloves.
(b) To say an incantation and dance in a circle.
(c) To bring in the cat.
(d) To put on their wigs, shoes, and gloves.

4. What color mouse does Bruno become in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

5. How does the narrator's grandmother say the Grand High Witch came to her demise after she was transformed into a mouse in "It’s Off to Work We Go!"?
(a) She was stepped on by the hotel manager.
(b) She was chopped up by the hotel chef.
(c) She was drowned in the kitchen sink.
(d) She was stepped on by the hotel chef.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is the woman who stands on the platform described as in "Frizzled Like a Fritter"?

2. Where does the narrator say his father owned a business in "My Grandmother"?

3. What literary device is used in the following sentence from "A Note About Witches": "Then the witch stalks the wretched child like a hunter stalking a little bird in the forest"?

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

5. What does the narrator eat for supper in the beginning of "It’s Off to Work We Go!"?

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