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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 narrator do when the chambermaid goes to pick up the shoe he is hiding in, in "Hello Grandmamma"?

2. What do the cooks do to the plate that is sent back to the kitchen because the meat is too tough in "In the Kitchen"?

3. With whom are the witches appointed to have tea after their meeting in "Metamorphosis"?

4. What does the narrator's grandmother use to bandage his wound in "In the Kitchen"?

5. What is Bruno eating when the narrator finds him in the ballroom in "Bruno"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bruno respond when confronted by the narrator in "Bruno"?

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

5. How does the narrator manage to get the Mouse-Maker into the correct pot in "In the Kitchen"?

6. What happens when the narrator is discovered by the witches in "Metamorphosis"?

7. How does the narrator escape the Grand High Witch's room in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

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

9. What exchange takes place between the Grand High Witch and the narrator's grandmother in "The Mouse-Burglar"?

10. What plan does the narrator develop in order to thwart the witches in "Hello Grandmamma"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the narrator's actions, objectives, and obstacles when he goes to put the potion into the witches' food in the novel. How does the narrator get into the Kitchen and to the correct dish? How does he escape? What obstacles does he face?

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