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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 Mrs. Jenkins doing when the narrator's grandmother approaches them in the Lounge to discuss Bruno in “Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno”?

2. At what time does the Grand High Witch receive a knock at the door from the ancient ones in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

3. What color mouse does Bruno become in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

4. Into what dish does the narrator pour his vial of Mouse-Maker in "In the Kitchen"?

5. 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”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator note about the frogs he encounters in the Grand High Witch's room in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

2. How does the narrator describe his transformation in "Metamorphosis"?

3. What response does the narrator's grandmother receive when she places Bruno on the table before his parents in "Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno"?

4. How does the narrator manage to escape the witches in "Metamorphosis"?

5. What do the narrator and Bruno decide to do next at the end of "Bruno"? Why?

6. What are the narrator's considerations about his tranformation into a mouse in "Bruno"?

7. How does the Grand High Witch detail the witches' agenda in "The Ancient Ones"?

8. How does the narrator infiltrate the Grand High Witch's hotel room in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

9. Why does the Grand High Witch call on the elderly witches to raise their hands in "The Ancient Ones"?

10. How does the narrator manage to get the Mouse-Maker into the correct pot in "In the Kitchen"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of the narrator's grandmother's home in Norway. How large is the house that she lives in? How does the narrator feel about this setting? When does he go there?

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 narrator's grandmother in The Witches. How old is the narrator's grandmother? Where does she live? How does this character differ from other grandmothers for the narrator?

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