4. After banishing the conjured demon and returning home, what does Granny find when she walks out of her cottage?
(a) A variety of animals.
(b) Fairies.
(c) More witches.
(d) The king's soldiers.

5. What are Tomjohn's first words?
(a) I am the king.
(b) The alphabet song.
(c) Lines from a play.
(d) Mama and Daddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the witches huddle over in the beginning of the story?

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

3. What does the ghost try to move when Nanny is being tortured?

4. What does Granny offer to a married couple in the pub?

5. Who is the large cat that is trapped by the ghost king?

Short Essay Questions

1. What cover does Granny use to try to gain entrance into the castle to save Nanny? How does she get inside?

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

3. 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?

4. Why does Felmet compulsively wash his hands?

5. Describe Discworld and tell how it derives its magic.

6. How exactly does Tomjon get his name?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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