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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the late spring, Granny takes Esk on long walks that last all day. What do they do on these trips?
(a) Frolic.
(b) Collect rare plants.
(c) Cast spells.
(d) Dance.

2. Where does the fortune-teller tell Esk and Granny that the University is?
(a) 500 miles away at Rotating Turtle.
(b) 500 miles away at Flying Disc.
(c) 500 miles away at Circle Sea.
(d) 500 miles away at Shepherd Lane.

3. When Mrs. Skiller puts her to bed, Esk cannot fall asleep until she holds what in her hands?
(a) The night wand.
(b) The staff.
(c) The sorcerer's hat.
(d) An elfish glove.

4. What does Granny Weatherwax think should be burned because female wizards are not right?
(a) A hat.
(b) A staff.
(c) A pot.
(d) Shoes.

5. When Granny tells the Smith family about Esk going to the Unseen University, what does Esk do?
(a) Lights fires.
(b) Reads a book.
(c) Climbs her tree and thinks about wizards.
(d) Takes a nap.

6. After Granny subdues Esk and brings her back home, what does she find and use the raw power of the staff to unravel?
(a) Flickers of Esk's silvery mind.
(b) Spools of magic yarn.
(c) Wound up emotions.
(d) Strong potions.

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

8. Where does the bearded man tell Esk that they are traveling through?
(a) Forgotten Language Hill.
(b) Land of Dreams.
(c) Upper Valley of the River Ankh.
(d) Forbidden Caves.

9. Esk finds out that most wizards are old, powerful, rare, bearded men. What does she find out about witches?
(a) They are young, beautiful, and vibrant.
(b) They are both men and women.
(c) They are young, sweet, and demure.
(d) They are old, suspicious, homely, sometimes bearded, and all women.

10. Who/What flies through space on four giant elephants atop a massive star turtle?
(a) Discworld.
(b) Bad Ass.
(c) Katerina.
(d) Ankh-Morph.

11. Who seems very different from siblings and exhibits odd behavior at Granny's house?
(a) Mulab.
(b) Esk.
(c) Cern.
(d) Gulta.

12. At night, while Granny rests, Esk wanders through the city. Where does she end up?
(a) The Feisty Owl.
(b) The Red Lion.
(c) The Bloodhound.
(d) The Fiddler's Riddle.

13. When Granny discovers that Esk is traveling on a vessel that belongs to the Zoon family, what does she consult to find the young girl?
(a) A hanging broomstick.
(b) The staff.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A crystal ball.

14. When Skiller asks Esk to turn the taps into beer, what does she turn the liquid flowing from the beer tap into?
(a) Mulled cider.
(b) Peach brandy.
(c) Wine.
(d) Hefeweisen.

15. What is Granny adamant about concerning male and female magic?
(a) They negate each other.
(b) They are equal and opposite.
(c) They are equal and the same.
(d) They differ fundamentally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esk learn to make with Granny in the spring, taking a practical course instead of learning magic?

2. What is headology?

3. When you enter a creature's mind, what is difficult upon exiting?

4. What is the eighth child of the eighth son of the blacksmith called?

5. When Esk leaves the Skiller residence and wanders down to the docks, what does she board?

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