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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 does the elf queen love about humans?

2. What brings tears to Magrat's eyes?

3. Why does Nanny Ogg mix white wine with port?

4. How would a dwarf try to kill you?

5. To what language is the inscription at the Long Man related?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Diamanda done?

2. How does Magrat react?

3. Who is Queen Ynci the Short Tempered?

4. What disrupts her moment of sentimentality?

5. What brings tears to Magrat's eyes in Verence's room?

6. How do the Morris Men escape the elves?

7. Why do Nanny, Granny and Magrat all fail to see the Morris Men perform?

8. Why does Magrat head to the Dancers instead of the mountains?

9. Who warns them against it?

10. Why does King Verence II want Shawn to learn martial arts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the book, Magrat decides to wed King Verence II and become queen. Why would she want to be queen? How different would her life be if she went back to being a witch? What impact will Verence and her new duties have to her life?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the narrative's setting. What is the impact of it being set in a magical world? Why does the author choose a magical realm as a setting? What might have been different in the book if it had been written in the past, future, or a realistic setting?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character and examine their lives at the start of the book. Compare this to how they have changed by the end of the story. What motivates these changes?

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