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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What angers the king about witches?
(a) They decrease property value.
(b) They have cast a spell on him.
(c) They don't pay taxes.
(d) They cursed his wife.

2. Who says that witches bring good luck to the community?
(a) The king.
(b) The chamberlain.
(c) The ghost.
(d) The fool.

3. What does the stick replace in the witches' invocation?
(a) A branch.
(b) An arm.
(c) A sword.
(d) A human sacrifice.

4. What is the weather at the beginning of the story?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Windy.
(c) Humid.
(d) Sunny.

5. What does the king do after shouting to silence the rumbling of the natural disaster?
(a) Hides from the fool.
(b) Vows to kill the witches.
(c) Cries.
(d) Hides from his wife.

6. Who is assassinated in the beginning of the story?
(a) Lord Felmet.
(b) A'tuin.
(c) King Verence.
(d) Death (the Grim Reaper)

7. What natural disaster strikes the castle?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A swarm of locusts.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A tornado.

8. Who suggests that the sisters should each bestow a gift upon the infant before he leaves?
(a) Ogg.
(b) Magrat.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Granny.

9. What near accident proves to Granny that public opinion about witches is changing?
(a) Someone sets a ring of fire around her cottage.
(b) Someone places booby traps all around her cottage.
(c) A coach almost runs her down.
(d) An arrow is shot toward Granny.

10. What does Nanny go searching for that leads to her being taken prisoner in the castle?
(a) The fool.
(b) Magrat.
(c) Her cat.
(d) A love potion item.

11. Who is an obsessive-compulsive hand washer?
(a) Lady Felmet.
(b) Felmet.
(c) Granny.
(d) Ogg.

12. Who is happy about the king choosing to torture him?
(a) The tax man.
(b) The fool.
(c) The insane knight.
(d) The court jester.

13. Who kicks over props on stage?
(a) Granny.
(b) The villain of the play.
(c) Felmet.
(d) The star.

14. Who is Olwyn Vitoller?
(a) The star of the play.
(b) The theater manager.
(c) The box office manager.
(d) The lighting manager.

15. Who suggests Felmet should abdicate the throne?
(a) Granny.
(b) Lady Felmet.
(c) Magrat.
(d) Nanny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is told to sleep outside the king's door?

2. How old is Tomjohn when he finally speaks?

3. Which of these is not a witch in this story?

4. What is the ghost king's name?

5. What have the townspeople been telling Nanny they want?

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