2. What have the townspeople been telling Nanny they want?
(a) A tax refund.
(b) A king they can trust.
(c) The witches to take over the castle.
(d) More money.

3. What cover does Granny use as she approaches the castle in a crowd of angry townspeople?
(a) Apple saleswoman.
(b) Mystic.
(c) Physician.
(d) Fool.

4. What cover does Magrat use to gain entrance into the castle through the angry mob of townspeople?
(a) Midwife.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Apple saleswoman.
(d) Fool's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nanny go searching for that leads to her being taken prisoner in the castle?

2. Who was given coins by Magrat?

3. What do Lord and Lady Felmet cower under in the prison chamber?

4. Who stabs the ruffian leader who wants to retrieve the bundled baby?

5. What do the witches threaten in order to get the demon they conjure to cooperate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How exactly does Tomjon get his name?

2. Describe what happens to the chamber door when Magrat casts a spell on it.

3. Why does Felmet compulsively wash his hands?

4. After discussing the concerns of the townspeople and the animals, what do Nanny and Granny decide about the new king and what they should do to intervene?

5. How does the Fool first meet Magrat?

6. How does the ghost king get to leave the castle? Why is this important to the story?

7. Why does the ghost king Verence trap Nanny's cat in the castle?

8. Who explains the ghostly King Verence's feelings of hunger to him? What is the explanation?

9. Discuss Tomjon's first words. How old was he? What did he say?

10. What does Felmet point out to Granny when she suggests he abdicate the throne?

(see the answer keys)

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