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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is slow and erratic and on which Granny experiences trouble when she tries to fly?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A carpet.
(c) A hawk.
(d) Hilta's broom.

2. When blinding blue light floods Simon's room, what does Esk's hair look like?
(a) Spider's web.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Moss.
(d) Dirt.

3. Who protect caravans but are in lesser demand than wizards are?
(a) Swordsmen.
(b) Horses.
(c) Camels.
(d) Dogs.

4. Which two of the following are one and the same?
(a) Dwarves, women.
(b) Sorcerers, wizards.
(c) Wizardry, high magic.
(d) Giants, killers.

5. After what event is Simon still not awake and lying in the infirmary?
(a) Falling off a cliff.
(b) Being hit by a shelf.
(c) Fainting.
(d) Fighting the trolls.

6. What does Esk find that turns out to be a less expensive and wider-ranging means of transportation than river barges?
(a) Caravans.
(b) Planes.
(c) Ships.
(d) Broomsticks.

7. What kind of book is Esk unsuccessful in finding in the library?
(a) One with magic spells.
(b) Antique scrolls.
(c) One with happy rabbits and kittens on the cover.
(d) One with big words.

8. When the books fly off the shelves in the library, what happens to the floor?
(a) It becomes a snake.
(b) It turns to fine silver sand.
(c) It becomes a wet puddle.
(d) It explodes.

9. What idea does Esk propose that the wizard's apprentice finds funny and curious?
(a) That cows can fly.
(b) That frogs have tails.
(c) That wizards are dwarves.
(d) That women could be wizards.

10. What land is rich in magic and has powerful light?
(a) Discworld.
(b) Ankh-Morpork.
(c) Zemphis.
(d) Discworld.

11. What plays an important role in the great battle in the library of Unseen University that occurs later in the novel?
(a) Grimoires.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Wild spirits.
(d) Dancers.

12. Who or what appears often in Esk's dreams?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Simon.
(c) Granny.
(d) Hideous dark monsters.

13. While a blurring force comes through and kills the creatures Gander is afraid of, what is Esk able to do?
(a) Spell.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Dance.
(d) Fight.

14. When Esk asks Adab to take her with them and he refuses, what does she ask him to do?
(a) Accept her gift.
(b) Take her money.
(c) Point out the proper road.
(d) Let her work for him.

15. What is the destination that Esk attempts to find a caravan traveling to?
(a) Ankh-Morpork.
(b) Land of Dreams.
(c) Murka.
(d) Zemphis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon have that makes Esk uncomfortable?

2. What did Simon call up that the staff saved Esk from?

3. In her dream, what does Esk see that seems to be hosting a party but she cannot enter through its gates?

4. Where does Granny notice the sound of hammers everywhere?

5. What did Esk do because Simon got hurt that makes Granny angry with her?

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