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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 color is Michael's suit in Chapter 12?

2. What is the name of the little girl who calls Howl Uncle Howell in Chapter 11?

3. How old is Mrs. Pentstemmon?

4. What is the name of the King's daughter?

5. What color flowers does Sophie see in Chapter 17, when Howl turns the door knob to purple-down?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Calcifer worried and scared about the Witch of the Waste catching up with Howl?

2. In Chapter 10, what does Howl bring Sophie and Michael?

3. What does Calcifer look like in Chapter 16 when Howl tells him that the Witch has found him?

4. In Chapter 14, how does Howl catch a cold?

5. In Chapter 15, how does Howl plan to attend Mrs. Pentstemmons funeral?

6. How does Sophie get back to the castle in Chapter 14, and why does she get back that way?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Sophie see as the castle settles into the house where she had been born?

8. Why is Michael happy in Chapter 15?

9. What does Mrs. Pentstemmon's house look like?

10. In Chapter 11, what complaints does Megan have about Howl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Howl and the Witch have many conflicts. Are most of the conflicts in the novel man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self?

Essay Topic 2

There is a battle at the end of the novel. In what way is the battle for good and evil? How is the theme of good and evil demonstrated in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Howl is often romancing young ladies. Would Howl’s pursuit of young ladies be considered romances or dalliances?

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