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

2. How old is Tomjohn when he finally speaks?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

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

4. Which of these is not a witch in this story?
(a) Granny.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Endora.
(d) Magrat

5. Who is entrusted with Tomjohn's education?
(a) Hwel.
(b) Shawn.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Granny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the forgotten king that the ghost gets to meet?

2. Who else preens before a mirror, hoping to achieve a look that is both attractive and more witch-seeming?

3. What is the ghost king's name?

4. After banishing the conjured demon and returning home, what does Granny find when she walks out of her cottage?

5. Who threatens to torture Nanny when she is held as prisoner?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How exactly does Tomjon get his name?

4. What convinces Granny to meddle in political affairs?

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

6. Why does Felmet compulsively wash his hands?

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

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

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