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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 do the cooks do to the plate that is sent back to the kitchen because the meat is too tough in "In the Kitchen"?

2. What vegetable does the narrator's grandmother order with her entree in "In the Kitchen"?

3. The narrator's grandmother tells him in "Hello Grandmamma," "You are still yourself in everything except" what?

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

5. What does the Grand High Witch tell her subjects to do before assembling in the Dining Room for supper in “The Ancient Ones”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bruno respond when confronted by the narrator in "Bruno"?

2. How does the narrator escape the Grand High Witch's room in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

3. Where does the narrator find the vials in the Grand High Witch's room in "The Mouse-Burglar"? How does he obtain one of the vials?

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

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

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

7. How does the narrator escape the kitchen in "In the Kitchen"?

8. How does the narrator's grandmother respond when she sees his transformed appearance in "Hello Grandmamma"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the narrator and his grandmother return to England? Where do they live when they return to England? How is this setting described? What are the narrator's feelings about returning to England?

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

Discuss the themes of identity and family in The Witches. How does the narrator come to terms with his identity and what does he say about his future as a mouse? What is the most important thing to the narrator at the end of the story? Why?

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