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

2. How much does the king pay for having the play written and performed?

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

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

5. Who knocks Lady Felmet unconscious?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes the muggers that Tomjon and Hwel witness not quite so bad?

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

3. Discuss the prop that Tomjon lacks in the Lancre play. What does he use for the prop, and what is ironic about it?

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

5. Where does Granny expect to find Tomjon and why?

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

7. What is Lady Felmet's ultimate demise?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the term flashback as it applies to literature. How are flashbacks used in Wyrd Sisters? Discuss one flashback in detail.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in the novel.

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