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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 is indebted to loan sharks?

2. Which character is a dwarf?

3. Whose weakened power leads to a crash?

4. Who is actually arrested at Felmet's play?

5. Who falls asleep by Magrat's fireplace?

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

3. Why does Magrat's broom fall from the sky during Granny's plan to intervene in the government?

4. What about the play at Lancre upsets Nanny the most?

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

6. What does Hwel realize as the troupe performs his new play enroute to the Ramtops?

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

8. The Fool convinces Felmet to fight the witches with rhetoric. How does Lady Felmet initially feel about this?

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

10. What is Lady Felmet's ultimate demise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the author's choice of grammatical tense in Wyrd Sisters. Define the three types of tenses, and explain how they are typically identified.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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