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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Granny calms Esk who is panicking. What is the vital lesson that Esk has learned?
(a) Having a strong mind.
(b) Flying.
(c) Going beyond Borrowing to becoming.
(d) Becoming stronger.

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

3. 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.

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

5. Since Esk is eager to learn magic, what does Granny suggest that Esk should borrow the mind of?
(a) A tree.
(b) A wolf.
(c) An owl.
(d) An eagle.

6. When Granny is able to restore Esk to her body, whom does she free that now holds a grudge?
(a) The goat.
(b) The eagle.
(c) The dog.
(d) The wolf.

7. What do the woods surrounding Granny Weatherwax's house contain?
(a) Bears.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Wild cats.
(d) Dogs.

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

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

10. When you enter a creature's mind, what is difficult upon exiting?
(a) Changing form.
(b) Wanting to come back.
(c) Accepting death.
(d) Restoring one's human balance.

11. Since the blacksmith's sons do not see any footprints outside the witch's house, what are they convinced that the witch can do?
(a) Change into animals.
(b) Move through time.
(c) Erase footprints.
(d) Move her house.

12. What does Granny enter to get all the drones searching for Esk?
(a) Nest of birds.
(b) Starlings.
(c) Ants' "nestmind."
(d) Bees' "hivemind."

13. When Esk leaves in the body of the animal, what does Granny carry back to her house to wait?
(a) Books.
(b) Esk's inert body.
(c) Food.
(d) Plants.

14. What does Granny seem afraid of?
(a) Doing magic.
(b) Being a wizard.
(c) Flying.
(d) Having children.

15. When Esk parts company with the Zoon family, what does she leave with?
(a) A basket.
(b) Three silver coins and a necklace.
(c) A pendant.
(d) Some food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esk finds out that most wizards are old, powerful, rare, bearded men. What does she find out about witches?

2. What does the Zoon family agree to keep Esk on board in return for?

3. When Granny Weatherwax appears to have died in her bed, what do the Smith boys do?

4. 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?

5. What kinds of books does Granny like?

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