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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 do when the chambermaid goes to pick up the shoe he is hiding in, in "Hello Grandmamma"?

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

3. What instrument is used when the narrator is injured in "In the Kitchen"?

4. What is the narrator's room number at the hotel?

5. When does the narrator describe seeing a trapeze artist in "In the Kitchen"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bruno Jenkins? What are the narrator's opinions of this character?

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

3. How does the narrator describe his mission in "The Plan"?

4. 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?

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

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

7. What exchange takes place between the Grand High Witch and the narrator's grandmother in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

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

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

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

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 character of Bruno Jenkins. What history does the narrator have with Bruno before his character is introduced at the Annual Meeting of the Witches? What are the narrator's feelings about Bruno? How do Bruno's actions in the story reveal his character?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the narrative style of The Witches. Why do you think the author chooses to relate the novel from a first-person perspective? How would the story change if it were related from a third-person narrator? Is the story related in the past or present tense? Why?

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