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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. What does the Fool buy for Magrat during his travels?

2. Who is the "woman in the funny hat" that gives Tomjohn's troupe directions when they get lost?

3. Why can't Granny and Nanny hear what Tomjohn is saying as he prepares for his trip to the Ramtops?

4. Who casts a spell on the actors to make them enact the truth?

5. How many miles as the Fool traveled to meet the thespians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What convinces Hwel to accept the offer brought to him by the Fool?

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

3. Why does Tomjon refuse the kingship?

4. How does Tomjon diffuse the argument in the dwarf bar?

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

6. What does the Fool ask Hwel to do on behalf of Felmet?

7. How does Granny compare theater to witchcraft?

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

9. How does the Fool change Lady Felmet's mind about his strategy to fight the witches with rhetoric? What idea does the Fool's explanation give Lady Felmet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. The three types of irony are verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected, and what actually occurs with your examples?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and discuss three points of foreshadowing from the novel. How did the author communicate the foreshadowing? Did the author use foreshadowing effectively? Why or why not? Define foreshadowing in your essay as well.

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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