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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 the name of the witch who catches scent of the narrator in “The Ancient Ones”?

2. How many cars does Bruno claim his family owns, according to the narrator in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

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

4. How does the narrator describe the Grand High Witch's face after she removed her mask when he talks to his grandmother in "Hello Grandmamma"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting of the Dining Room described when the narrator's grandmother arrives there in "In the Kitchen"?

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

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

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

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

6. 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"?

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the plot structure of The Witches. Where in the novel is the exposition? Where does the rising action begin? Where is the climax of the novel? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

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