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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Grand High Witch describe children as smelling like in "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker"?
(a) Rotting fruit.
(b) Dogs' droppings.
(c) Jasmine flowers.
(d) Rotten eggs.

2. What is notable about a witch's feet, according to the narrator's grandmother in "How to Recognize a Witch"?
(a) They are abnormally small.
(b) They look like cat's claws.
(c) They are abnormally large.
(d) They have no toes.

3. Who is the third child that the narrator's grandmother knows of who was taken by witches?
(a) Ranghild Hansen Ranghild.
(b) Lief.
(c) Harold.
(d) Birgit Svenson.

4. Approximately how many children does a "real witch" kill each year, according to the narrator in "A Note About Witches"?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 68.
(d) 52.

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

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

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

8. What does the Grand High Witch say never happens to witches in "The Recipe"?
(a) They are never caught.
(b) They are never married.
(c) They are never killed.
(d) They are never deceived.

9. Who presumably will "bump off the stinking little children," according to the Grand High Witch's plan in "The Recipe"?
(a) The police.
(b) Their teachers.
(c) Other children.
(d) Their parents.

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

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

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

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

14. What does the Grand High Witch's audience do after her song in "The Recipe"?
(a) They clap and shout.
(b) They burst into tears.
(c) They sit silently.
(d) They run from the room.

15. What gives off the most ghastly stench to a witch, according to the narrator's grandmother in "How to Recognize a Witch"?
(a) A clean child.
(b) A cat.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A dirty child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a person called that studies witches?

2. What is the first ingredient for the Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker?

3. What kind of egg is added 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. Where does the narrator say his father owned a business in "My Grandmother"?

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