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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the ghost once the witches leave the castle?
(a) In a church.
(b) In the small stone.
(c) Running around the entire kingdom.
(d) Still in the castle.

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

3. Who rants and raves at the play?
(a) Granny.
(b) Magrat.
(c) Felmet.
(d) Nanny.

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

5. Who chases Magrat in the castle?
(a) The queen.
(b) The fool.
(c) The king.
(d) Lusty guardsmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the ghost beg to restore his son to the throne?

2. How old is Tomjohn when he finally speaks?

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

4. What does the ghost king see in the castle's kitchen?

5. Who kills the new king of Lancre?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Granny explore on Hogswatchnight, and what does she discover?

2. What obstacles must the Fool and Magrat overcome in order to become a couple?

3. Discuss the witches' "power" in the kingdom of Lancre.

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

5. Why does Felmet compulsively wash his hands?

6. What does the Fool tell Felmet when asked about the witches' role in the earthquake.

7. How exactly does Tomjon get his name?

8. What compels the witches to see a play shortly after they acquire the baby?

9. To whom do the townspeople turn, and what is their complaint?

10. How does the Fool suggest Felmet could defeat the witches?

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