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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 is the name of the narrator's female pet mouse?

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

3. Approximately how many "real witches" exist in England today, according to the narrator in "A Note About Witches"?

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

5. What is the ingredient in Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker that causes its delayed action?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator and protagonist of The Witches. How old is he? Where does he live?

2. What happens to the witch who questions the Grand High Witch 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. How does the narrator describe the appearance and behavior of "real witches" in "A Note About Witches"?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does the Grand High Witch tell her subjects to quit their jobs when they return home in "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker"?

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 the qualities of a "real witch." What are the distinctions that the narrator's grandmother makes for how to determine if a woman is a witch or not? Which of these distinctions is the most obvious? Which is the hardest to determine?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ingredients for Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker. What is the main purpose for each ingredient in the potion? How long does the potion take until it begins to have effects? How long does the transformation last?

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