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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 falls asleep by Magrat's fireplace?

2. Who is ordered to arrest Granny and Nanny?

3. Who is congratulated for his strategy on dealing with the witches?

4. Who complains that a broom has iced up?

5. Why does Magrat borrow a crystal ball?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Magrat becomes a witch.

2. Where does Granny expect to find Tomjon and why?

3. Why does Felmet begin to protest during the play at Lancre?

4. What bit of foreshadowing is pointed out by Hwel after he and Tomjon witness a mugging?

5. What upsets the ghost King Verence during the performance at Lancre?

6. How does Granny compare theater to witchcraft?

7. Discuss the prop that Tomjon lacks in the Lancre play. What does he use for the prop, and what is ironic about it?

8. How does Tomjon end a brawl that is picked with Hwel?

9. Explain why the real witches are on stage. Weren't they ordered to be arrested?

10. Who speaks up when Felmet orders the witches arrested again? What claim upsets Felmet after he orders them arrested?

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

What is a motif? Specifically discuss two motifs in Wyrd Sisters.

Essay Topic 3

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in the novel.

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