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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 knocks Lady Felmet unconscious?
2. Who rescues the cat from the castle?
3. Which witch is responsible for saving Tomjohn's troupe from being robbed as they near the Ramtops?
4. Who is the "woman in the funny hat" that gives Tomjohn's troupe directions when they get lost?
5. Who is congratulated for his strategy on dealing with the witches?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the prop that Tomjon lacks in the Lancre play. What does he use for the prop, and what is ironic about it?
2. Explain how Magrat becomes a witch.
3. 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?
4. How do the real witches decide they can ethically change the course of the play at Lancre?
5. What convinces Hwel to accept the offer brought to him by the Fool?
6. What does Hwel realize as the troupe performs his new play enroute to the Ramtops?
7. What makes the muggers that Tomjon and Hwel witness not quite so bad?
8. The Fool convinces Felmet to fight the witches with rhetoric. How does Lady Felmet initially feel about this?
9. How does Granny plan to intervene with the government?
10. How does Tomjon diffuse the argument in the dwarf bar?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is a genre? Discuss the genre category that best describes Wyrd Sisters. Explain why this genre is best suited for the novel.
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
Define falling action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Wyrd Sisters. How did it flow? What role did the falling action have in the story, and how did it work?
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