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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 depicted as being vile in Felmet's play?

2. What does Felmet use in trying to attack several people?

3. Who meets the witches at the gate of Felmet's play?

4. Who becomes the new king after Felmet's death?

5. Why can't Granny and Nanny hear what Tomjohn is saying as he prepares for his trip to the Ramtops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Lady Felmet's ultimate demise?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Granny plan to intervene with the government?

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

What is a motif? Specifically discuss two motifs 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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