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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Equal Rites, pgs. 65-95.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Granny asks Esk to fetch her witchcraft, what does she say Esk must know, without which there is no point to teaching her witchcraft?
(a) The secret of witchcraft that it contains.
(b) How to cook a toad.
(c) The way to make a spell.
(d) How to cure a wart.

2. What or who kills the wolves in the woods surrounding Granny Weatherwax's house?
(a) A flying staff.
(b) Smith.
(c) Gulta.
(d) Esk.

3. Skiller laughs when Esk asks to drink what?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Goat milk.

4. According to Granny, what are male wizard minds all about?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Greed.
(c) Control.
(d) Power.

5. Who tells Granny that she must take Esk to University and denies that women cannot be wizards?
(a) The sorcerer.
(b) The apple tree.
(c) The blacksmith.
(d) The dead wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first section of the book, what is the primary theme that the author Terry Pratchett discusses?

2. While Esk does chores for Granny at her house, what does she also become good at?

3. Unfortunately, when Esk finally falls asleep on the boat by the dock, what does it do?

4. When Granny talks about men to Esk, what does she tell Esk that men are all about?

5. How old is the eighth child of the blacksmith when Mrs. Smith worries about Granny in the winter and wants the children to check on the old witch?

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