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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. Where does the narrator leave the empty bottle when he leaves the kitchen in "In the Kitchen"?

2. At what time does the narrator's grandmother say she will go with him to the Dining Room to prepare to enact their plan in "The Plan"?

3. What vegetable does the narrator's grandmother order with her entree in "In the Kitchen"?

4. What is Mr. Jenkins doing when the narrator's grandmother approaches them to discuss Bruno in “Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Meet Bruno”?

5. How does the narrator ultimately get his grandmother to answer the hotel room door in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Bruno Jenkins' metamorphosis described in "Bruno Jenkins Disappears"?

2. How would you describe the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins?

3. Who is Bruno Jenkins? What are the narrator's opinions of this character?

4. How does the narrator describe his transformation in "Metamorphosis"?

5. How does the narrator infiltrate the Grand High Witch's hotel room in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

6. How does the Grand High Witch detail the witches' agenda in "The Ancient Ones"?

7. Why does the Grand High Witch call on the elderly witches to raise their hands in "The Ancient Ones"?

8. How does the narrator manage to escape the witches in "Metamorphosis"?

9. Where does the narrator find the vials in the Grand High Witch's room in "The Mouse-Burglar"? How does he obtain one of the vials?

10. What do the narrator and Bruno decide to do next at the end of "Bruno"? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrator's grandmother in The Witches. How old is the narrator's grandmother? Where does she live? How does this character differ from other grandmothers for the narrator?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of identity and family in The Witches. How does the narrator come to terms with his identity and what does he say about his future as a mouse? What is the most important thing to the narrator at the end of the story? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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