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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. When Granny wakes up in her house, what does she find is too strong for her to locate Esk?

2. When Mrs. Skiller puts her to bed, Esk cannot fall asleep until she holds what in her hands?

3. When Esk falls asleep after drinking herbal tea, Granny finds an owl and enters its mind. Where does she fly to?

4. Who/What flies through space on four giant elephants atop a massive star turtle?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Esk help the head of the Zoon family in Zemphis and what does she get in return?

3. What does Esk do when Skiller does not give her what she wants to drink?

4. What does Granny decide to do after she realizes that Esk is different from other witches and wizards she knows?

5. What happens when Billet holds the staff over the baby? What does Granny propose to do with the staff and what happens to it?

6. Where do they bury the wizard, and what comes up in his place?

7. When Granny and Esk arrive in Ohulan Cutash, what do they see immediately in the marketplace and how do they both react?

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

9. Describe Hilta Goatfounder.

10. What happens when Esk stays behind as her two brothers go in search of help for Granny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief portrait study of Granny. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her through her life? How does she change from the beginning of the book to the middle to the end?

Essay Topic 2

The point of view of "Equal Rites" is the third-person and omniscient narrator. However, at times the point of view appears quite opinionated and has bits of first-person dialogue. Identify 3-5 examples in the text where the author changes the point of view. How does this make for an enjoyable and lively reading? What information does the author pack into descriptions, that offers perspective on the protagonist's journey and the environment as a whole? Describe.

Essay Topic 3

Granny and Cutangle begin to show interest in each other in a romantic way. What does Granny say or do that inspires this reaction from Cutangle and vice-versa? How do bystanders react to this? Describe.

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