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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is impressed with Magrat's spell to open the chamber door?

2. What do the witches find inside the ruffians' coach after they flee?

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

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

5. After the play, who invites the women to a pub?

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 are the three wishes that the witches bestow upon Tomjon before he leaves with his new family?

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

4. How do the witches invoke a demon, and what do they learn from the demon?

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

6. Describe what happens to the chamber door when Magrat casts a spell on it.

7. What angers Felmet about the four tax collectors who went to Granny's house?

8. Discuss Tomjon's first words. How old was he? What did he say?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Granny and Nanny as major characters in Wyrd Sisters.

Essay Topic 2

What is the primary theme of Wyrd Sisters? How does the author present this theme? How does the theme develop throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in this novel? Explain the conflict in detail, using both the definition and examples from Wyrd Sisters.

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