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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. What is the self-assembled creature that Esk sees when she falls down in her magical state on the cold sand and sees Simon sitting in a circle?
2. Who are the city people that are friendly and have guests every night that Esk notices?
3. Which two of the following are one and the same?
4. Where does Esk lead Granny to see Cutangle at dinner?
5. When Esk sits with the wizard's apprentice, what does she learn is the reason that the wizard chose him to be his apprentice?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Granny pretend to do for the person in charge of the laundry operations?
2. Why does Esk get angry with Simon and Master Treatle?
3. What does Granny transform herself into to deflect Cutangle's attacks?
4. Who is in charge of the laundry operations and where does this person live?
5. What happens to Esk when she becomes the mind of the stones of the University?
6. What happens in the library involving Simon?
7. What happens when Treatle's caravan arrives?
8. How is the wizard apprentice process different in Esk and Simon's time from previously?
9. Why does Granny tell Esk not to draw attention to herself through magic?
10. When Granny enters the Great Hall and approaches Cutangle, what does he do?
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
"Equal Rites" by Terry Pratchett is a comic fantasy. Describe what elements of fantasy are revealed in the book. Is the book geared towards adults? Why? Describe.
Essay Topic 3
Granny tells Esk about "headology." What is headology? How is it practiced? Describe.
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