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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the third child that the grandmother knew who was taken by witches?
(a) She turned into a porpoise.
(b) She turned into stone.
(c) She turned into a chicken.
(d) She turned into a frog.

2. What does the narrator consider to be his only hope in "The Recipe"?
(a) The fact that he has his mice with him.
(b) The fact that Bruno is with him.
(c) The fact that he is wearing a costume.
(d) The fact that he has not bathed for days.

3. What color is the magical formula called "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker"?
(a) Red.
(b) Clear.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. Who was the first child that the narrator's grandmother knew who was taken by the witches?
(a) Birgit Svenson.
(b) Lief.
(c) Solveg Christiansen.
(d) Ranghild Hansen Ranghild.

5. What is the name of the narrator's male pet mouse?
(a) William.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Paul.
(d) Lief.

6. How old was the fifth child that the narrator's grandmother knows of when he was taken by witches?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) Nine.
(d) Five.

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

8. How many encounters with witches does the narrator describe having before he was eight years old in "My Grandmother"?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

9. About how old was the first of the children that was taken by the witches that the narrator's grandmother knew?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

10. About how many women are in attendance at the meeting, according to the narrator's assessment, at the Hotel Magnificent?
(a) 65.
(b) 300.
(c) 150.
(d) 200.

11. How long does the transformation last that is caused by "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker"?
(a) 36 seconds.
(b) Two minutes.
(c) 10 seconds.
(d) 26 seconds.

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

13. What does the narrator's grandmother say American witches are capable of making grown-ups do in "The Grand High Witch"?
(a) Sell their children to witches.
(b) Eat their own children.
(c) Drive off of bridges.
(d) Turn to stone.

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

15. What is the man carrying when he comes to the narrator's grandmother's house in "The Grand High Witch"?
(a) A bread basket.
(b) A heavy suitcase.
(c) A grocery bag.
(d) A briefcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the witches ordered to buy after returning to their home towns in "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker"?

2. What is the first thing that the Grand High Witch tells her subjects to remove in "Frizzled Like a Fritter"?

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

4. Grandma describes witches as being as bald as what in "How to Recognize a Witch"?

5. Where is the narrator's grandmother from?

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