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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. Who introduces himself to the witches after the play?
(a) The start of the play.
(b) The box office manager.
(c) The theater manager.
(d) The writer of the play.

2. Who was the fool's trainer?
(a) A teacher at fool school.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) The king's special trainer.

3. Who kills the new king of Lancre?
(a) Death.
(b) King Verence.
(c) Lord Felmet.
(d) Magrat.

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

5. Who was given coins by Magrat?
(a) A poor man.
(b) Granny.
(c) The theater troupe.
(d) Tax collectors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the ghost once the witches leave the castle?

2. What does Granny stab the guard with to gain entrance into the castle?

3. Who becomes a ghost in the beginning of the story?

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

5. Who does the king suspect as the cause of the disaster that strikes the castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How exactly does Tomjon get his name?

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

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

4. Who can see King Verence after he becomes a ghost? Who offers him the explanation?

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

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

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

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

9. Who stops the earthquake and explains why the supernatural event stops?

10. How does Felmet feel about his newly won kingdom, and what feeling does he get in return?

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