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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the fortune-teller reads Esk's palm, what does the fortune-teller see that Esk will have?
(a) Strange journeys and exploration.
(b) Fight.
(c) Baby.
(d) Wedding.

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

3. When Granny talks about men to Esk, what does she tell Esk that men are all about?
(a) Ownership, power, and greed.
(b) Control, numbers, and facts.
(c) Facts, power, and revenge.
(d) Numbers, power, and "jommetry".

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

5. When Esk is frustrated with the Skillers, what does she realize about how magic works for her?
(a) It only works when she is not thinking about it.
(b) It only works when she is not afraid.
(c) It only works when she is not angry.
(d) It only works when she is not anxious.

6. Who are the brothers that fetch Esk at her tree and take her to the witch's house in the first section of the book?
(a) Cern and Gulta.
(b) Sullivan and James.
(c) Louis and Mark.
(d) Smith and Holden.

7. 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) Backwards.
(b) Astride it.
(c) Side-saddle.
(d) With hands folded.

8. Where does Granny find Esk when she goes flying in search of Esk who is lost in the body of the animal?
(a) The past.
(b) A snow drift.
(c) The future.
(d) In a thunderstorm.

9. 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 Shepherd Lane.
(c) 500 miles away at Circle Sea.
(d) 500 miles away at Flying Disc.

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

11. While Granny is nervous about being in the city, Esk enjoys the colors, smell, and noise. What is it a mix of?
(a) Pleasure and pain.
(b) Religion and commerce.
(c) Drugs and alcohol.
(d) Prostitution and violence.

12. What is the name of the wizard who comes to ask about the blacksmith's eighth son?
(a) Esk.
(b) Smith.
(c) Granny Weatherwax.
(d) Drum Billet.

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

14. What does the visiting wizard at the beginning of the book see before he dies?
(a) That the newborn is a boy.
(b) That the newborn is a screamer.
(c) That the newborn is a girl.
(d) That the newborn is crippled.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Skiller asks Esk to turn the taps into beer, what does she turn the liquid flowing from the beer tap into?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. What does Granny enter to get all the drones searching for Esk?

5. What or who kills the wolves in the woods surrounding Granny Weatherwax's house?

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