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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Esk sees old wizards strolling, young wizards scuttling with books, and notices the air tastes of tin, what does she feel?
(a) Magic's harnessed power.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Happy.

2. What is a beacon to Shadow creatures who hate those who are alive?
(a) Magic.
(b) Death.
(c) Potions.
(d) Things.

3. What does Granny tell Esk that Simon is doing that is unprecedented in a wizard?
(a) Wandering.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Reading.

4. What flows gently rather than appearing dramatically as on spherical planets?
(a) Light.
(b) Water.
(c) Magic.
(d) Sound.

5. What does the creature who assumes Simon's form want from Esk?
(a) A pyramid.
(b) Her loyalty.
(c) Her prism.
(d) Her body.

6. What does Esk believe is about words and names?
(a) Life experiences.
(b) Wizardry.
(c) Tests.
(d) Books.

7. What are the nasty creatures that threaten to kill Gander's traveling caravan?
(a) Gnolls.
(b) Dwarves.
(c) Trolls.
(d) Hunters.

8. When Esk feels a state of nothingness, what feeling does she know that she must hold on in order to return to her human state?
(a) Fear.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Loathing.
(d) Anger.

9. When Esk tries to enter Simon's room and cannot get the door open, what does she say to the student wizards?
(a) "Do your magic!"
(b) "Bloody well wizz!"
(c) "Open it!"
(d) "Cast a spell!"

10. What is the building whose big black gates appear to be made of solid darkness?
(a) Ankh Morph.
(b) Murwa.
(c) Unseen University.
(d) Discworld.

11. What does Cutangle transform into upon interacting with Granny?
(a) A dog.
(b) A mercenary.
(c) A fish.
(d) A snake, a giant reptile, a saber-toothed tiger, and an eagle.

12. What is a manual for invoking the spirits of the dead?
(a) Necrotelicomnicon.
(b) Esk.
(c) Book of the Yellowing Pages.
(d) Demigod.

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

14. Who are the city people that are friendly and have guests every night that Esk notices?
(a) The Palms.
(b) The Whitlows.
(c) The Smiths.
(d) The Zoons.

15. While Esk is in the bustling square of the town, she pulls on the hem of a man's clothing. What is the man counting?
(a) Bales of tobacco.
(b) Chess pieces.
(c) Lazy women.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Master Treatle expound on that is used by wizards to give people whatever they want?

2. What is the only mind that Granny says that she can work with to influence?

3. What land is rich in magic and has powerful light?

4. When Granny falls off her flying device, where does she end up?

5. What requires clarity of thought according to the Vice-Chancellor?

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