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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. Why has Granny Weatherwax not had any sleep?

2. What does Magrat notice about all the queens in the paintings?

3. Who is playing the Queen of the Fairies?

4. Why does Esme not Borrow an owl?

5. How does Diamanda propose to duel with Granny Weatherwax?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Granny confront Diamanda?

2. Who discovers the fate of William Scrope?

3. How does William Scrope die?

4. What prevents the elves carrying out the execution?

5. What does Granny suspect about Diamanda?

6. What does Granny discover when she wakes up from Borrowing the elven horse?

7. What convinces Ridcully to attend the distant wedding?

8. What does Ridcully focus on as he recounts his time in Lancre?

9. What does Magrat do with her old witching gear?

10. What is Magrat unsure about as she returns to Lancre?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story? Do you think the author's style suits the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

The story is written in the third person in mainly a chronological order with occasional flashbacks or character anecdotes to flesh out the past. Why do you think Pratchett chose to write the story this way? How do you think the story would have changed if it had only been written from a first person perspective?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is science a constant theme throughout the book? In what way does science affect the worlds and characters in the book? How does science express the author's views?

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