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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 say he wants Hwel to write about?

2. Where do many people of destiny go, according to Granny?

3. What prop does Tomjohn realize he is missing as Felmet's play begins?

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

5. What vision interrupts Tomjohn's sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Granny react when she learns that Tomjon is returning to the Ramtops to perform a play?

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

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

6. Whom do Tomjon and Hwel see get mugged, and what is unusual about the situation?

7. How does the Fool realize that he has located whom the king sent him to find?

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

9. What is Lady Felmet's ultimate demise?

10. How does Granny compare theater to witchcraft?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the main characters of this book. Who was the protagonist, and what separates that character or characters from the other main characters?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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