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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. How long does the first kiss between Magrat and the Fool last?

2. What does Felmet's play imply that witches put into cauldrons?

3. Who decides to commission a play?

4. Why won't the Fool quit his job?

5. Who declares that Tomjohn is the heir to the throne?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Granny compare theater to witchcraft?

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

4. What does Magrat notice about the Fool once she gives him a closer look?

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

6. What interrupts Tomjon's dreams while Hwel works on the new play?

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

8. How long does the first kiss between Magrat and the Fool last and why?

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

10. How do the real witches decide they can ethically change the course of the play at Lancre?

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

There are four points of view in which literature is written. They are first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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