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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. In Chapter 7, what tries to get into the castle?

2. How old is Lettie when her mother dies?

3. In Chapter 8, who does Mrs. Fairfax think that Lettie inherits her witchcraft from?

4. In Chapter 7, how much faster does Sophie tell Calcifer to make the castle travel?

5. How long did Michael live with Howl before Howl made him his apprentice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Michael become an orphan and then Howl's apprentice?

2. How does Martha say that she and Lettie changed places and apprenticeships?

3. What is the young man like whom Sophie sees and what does he say to Sophie in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 1, what is said about the Wizard Howl?

5. What is told about Sophie and her family in Chapter 1?

6. How does Sophie get Calcifer to allow her to cook breakfast in Chapter 4?

7. What cheers Sophie up in Chapter 6?

8. In Chapter 8, why does Michael suggest that he and Sophie go to Upper Folding together using the seven-league boots?

9. Why does a little girl come to the Porthaven door in Chapter 5?

10. In Chapter 7, what comes to the door that scares Sophie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An apprenticeship is a way for young people to learn a skill. What are some skills young people might learn from an apprenticeship? What are the advantages of an apprenticeship for the master and the student? Why do young people in the novel serve as apprentices?

Essay Topic 2

There are many conflicts in the novel. Are these conflicts mostly internal or external?

Essay Topic 3

Point of view is how a story is told. What is the point of view of the novel, and how does it affect what readers think of characters and events?

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