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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. When does the Grand High Witch say she gave the chocolate bar to the little boy in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

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

3. Why does the narrator's grandmother say her grandson is not with her in the Dining Room in "In the Kitchen"?

4. What does the narrator compare the smell of witches to in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

5. With whom are the witches appointed to have tea after their meeting in "Metamorphosis"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. 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"?

6. How do Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins respond to the narrator's grandmother's story in "Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno"?

7. What happens when the narrator is discovered by the witches in "Metamorphosis"?

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

9. How is Bruno Jenkins' metamorphosis described in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the narrator's grandmother react when she discovers what has happened to her grandson? What information does the narrator relate to his grandmother regarding the events of the meeting? What plan do they develop?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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