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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the bearded man who reveals Esk's presence on the vessel?
(a) Archchancellor.
(b) Amschat B'hal Zoon.
(c) Ankh Morpork.
(d) Disc Man.

2. When Granny cannot find Esk, what does Hilta bring Granny so that she can search for Esk?
(a) A plane.
(b) A bucket.
(c) Her banned broom.
(d) An eagle.

3. When Esk leaves the Skiller residence and wanders down to the docks, what does she board?
(a) A steamboat.
(b) A battleship.
(c) A sailboat.
(d) A barge.

4. Granny enters a fortune-telling booth. Whom does the voice asking if you want your fortune read belong to?
(a) God.
(b) Hilta Goatfounder.
(c) James Dean.
(d) The Discman.

5. When Esk back talks, what does her father do that causes a series of odd happenings and frayed nerves?
(a) Locks her in the closet.
(b) Yells at her mother.
(c) Beats her.
(d) Slaps her.

6. When Esk asks why Granny does not use magic to light a fire, what does Granny say in response?
(a) It is much easier to use a match.
(b) Magic cannot make a fire.
(c) Fires fight magic.
(d) One must know when to use magic or not.

7. What does Esk learn to make with Granny in the spring, taking a practical course instead of learning magic?
(a) Ointments, infusions, and potions.
(b) Food.
(c) Lotions.
(d) Dressings.

8. What can the eighth son of an eighth son become?
(a) A wizard.
(b) A lord.
(c) A duke.
(d) A dancer.

9. Unfortunately, when Esk finally falls asleep on the boat by the dock, what does it do?
(a) Break.
(b) Grow.
(c) Move down river.
(d) Heave.

10. What does the Zoon family agree to keep Esk on board in return for?
(a) Doing chores.
(b) Teaching them alchemy.
(c) Teaching them how to control the minds of animals.
(d) Doing magic.

11. When Esk wakes up on the boat, what does she hear?
(a) A man drinking.
(b) A dog barking.
(c) A couple fighting.
(d) A cat meowing.

12. When Granny travels in search of Esk who has entered the mind of an animal, how does she sit in lady-like fashion on her method of transport?
(a) Side-saddle.
(b) Backwards.
(c) Astride it.
(d) With hands folded.

13. What role did Granny assume when she "borrows" another's mind?
(a) That of a predator swooping down on prey.
(b) That of a crow.
(c) That of a magician.
(d) That of an evil medium doing a midnight séance.

14. In the first section of the book, what is the primary theme that the author Terry Pratchett discusses?
(a) Are animals magical?
(b) Is magic possible?
(c) Is death preventable?
(d) Can a female be a wizard?

15. When Granny Weatherwax appears to have died in her bed, what do the Smith boys do?
(a) Try to wake her up.
(b) Run for help.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. At night, while Granny rests, Esk wanders through the city. Where does she end up?

2. Whom does Esk accompany and protect from being cheated?

3. Where does the Zoon family reach when Esk accompanies a Zoon family member to shore?

4. When Esk is in the body of the animal, what does she dream about?

5. What does the visiting wizard at the beginning of the book see before he dies?

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