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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Granny able to figure out that Esk is headed towards?

2. What did Granny do in her youth that she found more difficult to do as she got older?

3. 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?

4. What is the name of the wizard who comes to ask about the blacksmith's eighth son?

5. In the late spring, Granny takes Esk on long walks that last all day. What do they do on these trips?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Granny dread asking the staff for help?

2. When Esk asks why Granny does not use magic to light a fire, what does Granny say?

3. When Esk and her two brothers go to Granny's house, what do they notice around her house?

4. When Esk back talks to her father as a little girl, what happens?

5. Why does Granny enter the bee "hivemind?"

6. What does Esk have to do in return for being allowed to travel with the Zoon family?

7. When Granny turns into an owl and flies to the orchard to talk to the apple tree, what does the tree tell her?

8. What happens when Granny finds the eagle on a snowdrift?

9. What does the wizard Billet come into the town of Bad Ass for and what does he find?

10. Where does Esk go at night in Ohulan Cutash and what does she ask to drink?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whom do you think is the strongest character portrayed in "Equal Rites"? Why? Explain your opinion with examples drawn from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Gender is an issue that is frequently debated, discussed, and described in this book. How is gender portrayed through the characters of Esk, Granny, Cutangle, Mr. Treatle, Simon, and Mrs. Whitlow? What stereotypes or cultural or societal views are reinforced, questioned, or rejected? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

How does Terry Pratchett describe the Things? What do you find attractive or repulsive about the Things? What does Esk learn when she interacts with the Things? What makes them attracted to her? What repels them? Can she control them or not? Describe.

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