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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. How many brown mouse tails are required to make Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker?
(a) 45.
(b) 60.
(c) 100.
(d) 25.

7. The narrator says in "The Recipe" that the witches in the room are thinking of nothing except what?
(a) The Grand High Witch and her plan.
(b) The police and their threats.
(c) How to find Bruno and bring him to the room.
(d) The hotel manager and his threats.

8. What is the woman on the platform wearing in "Frizzled Like a Fritter"?
(a) A long white dress.
(b) A flowery blue dress.
(c) A red mini-skirt.
(d) A long black dress.

9. How does the narrator say "real witches" dress in "A Note About Witches"?
(a) In black hats and cloaks.
(b) In top hats and suits.
(c) In ordinary clothes.
(d) In suits of invisible armor.

10. The narrator says in "My Grandmother" that his grandmother is the only grandmother he ever met that does what?
(a) Drinks Scotch.
(b) Eats olives.
(c) Smokes cigars.
(d) Drives a car.

11. What kind of egg is added when making Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker?
(a) A snake's egg.
(b) A gruntle's egg.
(c) A chicken's egg.
(d) A duck's egg.

12. Who is the second of the children that the narrator's grandmother knows of who was taken by witches?
(a) Ranghild Hansen Ranghild.
(b) Lief.
(c) Solveg Christiansen.
(d) Harold.

13. What happened to the fourth child that the narrator's grandmother knows who was taken by witches?
(a) He turned to stone.
(b) He turned into a porpoise.
(c) He disppeared in a painting.
(d) He turned into a frog.

14. About how tall is the woman on the platform described in "Frizzled Like a Fritter"?
(a) 5'9".
(b) 5'2".
(c) 4'6".
(d) 6'.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's grandmother say American witches are capable of making grown-ups do in "The Grand High Witch"?

2. What is the name of the manager of the Hotel Magnificent?

3. What does the Grand High Witch discern about the mice on the platform in "The Recipe"?

4. What word from "The Recipe" means smug or braggartly?

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

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