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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. What does Granny stab the guard with to gain entrance into the castle?
(a) Hair pin.
(b) A small stick.
(c) A paring knife.
(d) Magic.

2. Who tries to explain the art of the theater?
(a) Granny.
(b) Magrat.
(c) Felmet.
(d) Nanny.

3. With what prop does the baby play?
(a) A canon.
(b) A medicine bottle.
(c) A crown.
(d) A sword.

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

5. How many jokes does the fool learn from his trainer?
(a) 101.
(b) 829.
(c) 2061.
(d) 383.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tomjohn when he finally speaks?

2. Who helps Magrat when she is overpowered in the castle?

3. By tradition, which night do witches stay home?

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

5. What unlikely visitors enjoy tea at Granny's cottage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Magrat suggests they get the help of more witches to control Felmet and his rumors about witches, Nanny says no. For what reason does Nanny say no?

4. How does the Fool first meet Magrat?

5. 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?

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

7. How do the witches acquire a baby?

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

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

10. What convinces Granny to meddle in political affairs?

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