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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 Grand High Witch do to the mice on the platform in "The Recipe"?

2. What does the Grand High Witch do after announcing her plan to her subjects in "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker"?

3. What is the name of the narrator's male pet mouse?

4. What is a person called that studies witches?

5. About how old was the first of the children that was taken by the witches that the narrator's grandmother knew?

Short Essay Questions

1. What oddities does the narrator note about the women in the Banquet hall in "The Meeting"? How does he respond?

2. How does the narrator's grandmother describe the Secret Society of Witches in "The Grand High Witch"?

3. How does the narrator describe the appearance and behavior of "real witches" in "A Note About Witches"?

4. How does the narrator come to live with his grandmother?

5. What is notable about the way witches walk, according to the narrator's grandmother?

6. What role does Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker play in the Grand High Witch's plan?

7. What does the Grand High Witch order her subjects to do after she has ensured the door is locked in "Frizzled like a Fritter"?

8. Why does the Grand High Witch express anger at her subjects at the meeting in "Frizzled like a Fritter"?

9. What are the narrator's initial impressions of the women who enter the Banquet hall in "The Meeting"?

10. Why do the narrator and his grandmother return to England in "The Grand High Witch"? Where do they live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of the narrator in The Witches. Why do you think this character remains unnamed in the novel? How did the narrator come to live with his grandmother? What relationship does he have with his grandmother?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of the Grand High Witch in the novel. How old does the Grand High Witch appear in her "normal" attire? How does she appear after removing her mask? How would you describe her demeanor?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the narrator's actions, objectives, and obstacles as he steals the Mouse-Maker from the Grand High Witch's hotel room. Where does he find the potion? Where does he go when the Grand High Witch returns? How does he escape the room?

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