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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's grandmother say a real witch is certain to always be wearing in "How to Recognize a Witch"?

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

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

4. What is the woman on the platform wearing in "Frizzled Like a Fritter"?

5. About how many women are in attendance at the meeting, according to the narrator's assessment, at the Hotel Magnificent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the woman who leads the meeting described when she first steps up to the podium in "Frizzled like a Fritter"?

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

4. What are the main ingredients described in "The Recipe"?

5. What happened to the five children that the grandmother describes who were taken by witches in "My Grandmother"?

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

7. Describe the narrator's grandmother. How old is she? Where does she live?

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

9. What oddities does the narrator note about the women in the Banquet hall in "The Meeting"? How does he respond?

10. How is the Grand High Witch's face described when she takes off her mask?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of the Hotel Magnificent. Where in England is this hotel located? Why does the narrator go there with his grandmother? How are the patrons of the hotel described?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of the Grand High Witch in the novel. How old does the Grand High Witch appear in her "normal" attire? How does she appear after removing her mask? How would you describe her demeanor?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Grand High Witch's plan for eradicating the children of England. Why does she want to do this? How does she instruct her subjects to her plan? What is the outcome of the plan?

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