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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. Which animal's morals does Nanny Ogg share?

2. How do you really upset a witch?

3. What do elves use to fly?

4. What defining feature did Weaver's cow have?

5. What trait do Elves lack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Magrat react?

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

3. Who warns them against it?

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

5. Why is Magrat again locked into her room?

6. Who is Queen Ynci the Short Tempered?

7. What happens when the troll stops the wizard's carriage?

8. What does Magrat unexpectedly do?

9. What has Diamanda done?

10. Why do Nanny and Casanunda go to the ancient burial ground known as the Long Man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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