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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 says that magic is something that one should use less, rather than more, as one grows more experienced?

2. What name does Granny settle on for the godchild's name?

3. Who is A'tuin?

4. Who is told to sleep outside the king's door?

5. What makes Granny see images of war and regicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the witches think about Vitoller?

3. How does the Fool first meet Magrat?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's writing experience and his successes of this book and others.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Wyrd Sisters. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

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