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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. Where does the narrator hide when he flees from the witches as a mouse in "Metamorphosis"?

2. Where does the narrator leave the empty bottle when he leaves the kitchen in "In the Kitchen"?

3. At what time does the Grand High Witch tell her subjects to assemble in the Dining Room for supper in “The Ancient Ones”?

4. How does Mrs. Jenkins respond when the narrator's grandmother places Bruno on the table in "Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno"?

5. What does the narrator's grandmother order to drink before her dinner in "In the Kitchen"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How would you describe the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins?

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

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

6. 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?

7. What plan does the narrator develop in order to thwart the witches in "Hello Grandmamma"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the narrator discovered when he is in hiding at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Witches? What does he do when he is discovered? What happens to the narrator when he is unable to escape?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Grand High Witch's plan for eradicating the children of England. Why does she want to do this? How does she instruct her subjects to her plan? What is the outcome of the plan?

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