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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator consider to be his only hope in "The Recipe"?

2. Where were the narrator and his parents when they had a car accident?

3. How many trunks of counterfeit money does the Grand High Witch say she has brought with her in "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker"?

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

5. The narrator says in "A Note About Witches" that ghouls and barghests are always what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Grand High Witch order her subjects to do after she has ensured the door is locked in "Frizzled like a Fritter"?

2. What role does Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker play in the Grand High Witch's plan?

3. How does the narrator describe the appearance and behavior of "real witches" in "A Note About Witches"?

4. What is notable about witches from different countries, according to the narrator's grandmother in "The Grand High Witch"?

5. Why do the narrator and his grandmother return to England in "The Grand High Witch"? Where do they live?

6. What is notable about the way witches walk, according to the narrator's grandmother?

7. Why is the narrator in the Banquet hall when the women begin their meeting?

8. What happens to the witch who questions the Grand High Witch in "Frizzled like a Fritter"?

9. How does the Grand High Witch respond when she encounters the narrator's mice on the podium in "The Recipe"?

10. How does the narrator's grandmother describe the Secret Society of Witches in "The Grand High Witch"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of The Witches. Where in the novel is the exposition? Where does the rising action begin? Where is the climax of the novel? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of the narrator in The Witches. Why do you think this character remains unnamed in the novel? How did the narrator come to live with his grandmother? What relationship does he have with his grandmother?

Essay Topic 3

How does the narrator's grandmother react when she discovers what has happened to her grandson? What information does the narrator relate to his grandmother regarding the events of the meeting? What plan do they develop?

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