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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 shovel made of that Michael uses in Chapter 17?

2. At the entrance to the palace in Chapter 13, where are soldiers standing guard?

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

4. Where does the Witch of the Waste tell Sophie that Howl is from in Chapter 13?

5. What type of place does Sophie say she would like to live in in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, where does Howl think he would see Sophie because nothing is safe from her?

2. In Chapter 12, why does Howl say they should see the King another day, and Sophie insists they go right away?

3. Why is Michael happy in Chapter 15?

4. How does Sophie feel when she sees the King in Chapter 13?

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

6. What does Sophie see out Howl's bedroom window in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

10. At the end of Chapter 11, what is Howl's problem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing can be used to hint at events to come or create suspense. How is foreshadowing used in the novel? Does it create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the Witch consider herself to be an orchid? How does she view herself against where she lives? What does the orchid symbolize to the Witch?

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