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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator's grandmother tells him in "Hello Grandmamma" that the Grand High Witch makes it a rule to do what at each Annual Meeting?
(a) Kill at least two children.
(b) Fry at least 10 witches.
(c) Fry at least one witch.
(d) Present a new magical formula.

2. At what time does the Grand High Witch tell the elderly witches to come to her room to receive their vials of Mouse-Maker in “The Ancient Ones”?
(a) 7:00.
(b) 4:00.
(c) 5;00.
(d) 6:00.

3. What instrument is used when the narrator is injured in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) A soup ladle.
(b) A rolling pin.
(c) A blowtorch.
(d) A carving-knife.

4. How does the narrator describe the Grand High Witch's face after she removed her mask when he talks to his grandmother in "Hello Grandmamma"?
(a) "It was like something that was going rotten!"
(b) "it was like a man's face but with fangs."
(c) "It was pale and ghostly and like a dream!"
(d) "It was beautiful - more beautiful than anything I've ever seen!"

5. How many doses of Mouse-Maker are in the vial that the Grand High Witch presents in “The Ancient Ones”?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 500.

6. What is Mr. Jenkins doing when the narrator's grandmother approaches them to discuss Bruno in “Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno”?
(a) Talking on a cell phone.
(b) Reading a newspaper.
(c) Paying the waiter.
(d) Eating dinner.

7. Where does the narrator first go to hide when he enters the kitchen in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) Behind a sack of potatoes.
(b) Under the butcher block.
(c) Behind a soup tureen.
(d) Behind a garbage can.

8. What is the Grand High Witch's hotel room number?
(a) 425.
(b) 444.
(c) 454.
(d) 554.

9. How does the narrator describe the clientele of the Hotel Magnificent in "In the Kitchen"?
(a) Young and boisterous.
(b) Working-class.
(c) Poor.
(d) Affluent.

10. At what time does the narrator's grandmother say she will go with him to the Dining Room to prepare to enact their plan in "The Plan"?
(a) 7:45.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 7:30.

11. In how much time is the alarm clock set to go off in the formula for the Grand High Witch's demonstration in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Seven minutes.

12. The narrator's grandmother tells him in "Hello Grandmamma," "You are still yourself in everything except" what?
(a) "Your appearance."
(b) "Your mind."
(c) "Your intelligence."
(d) "Your voice."

13. For what time does the Grand High Witch say she has set the alarm clock for her demonstration in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?
(a) 3:45.
(b) 5:00.
(c) 3:30.
(d) 4:00.

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

15. What word from the novel refers to a deep covered dish used for serving soup?
(a) Tureen.
(b) Amulet.
(c) Goblet.
(d) Turret.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom are the witches appointed to have tea after their meeting in "Metamorphosis"?

2. What object does the Grand High Witch take out once the narrator has been transformed into a mouse in "Metamorphosis"?

3. When does the Grand High Witch say she gave the chocolate bar to the little boy in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

4. What does the narrator's grandmother remind him that he has as she prepares to leave for the Dining Room in "In the Kitchen"?

5. What is the name of the witch who catches scent of the narrator in “The Ancient Ones”?

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