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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Granny offer to a married couple in the pub?
(a) A snack.
(b) A round of drinks.
(c) The infant.
(d) An eye of newt.

2. Who is the youngest of Nanny's sons?
(a) Shane.
(b) Shawn.
(c) Ray.
(d) Ron.

3. Who tells Magrat where Nanny is being held?
(a) The Fool.
(b) Granny.
(c) The ghost.
(d) The guard.

4. What are the rumors about that the new king strives to repress?
(a) That he fears witches.
(b) That he was cursed by witches at birth.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) Regicide.

5. Who is told to sleep outside the king's door?
(a) Felmet.
(b) An unnamed servant.
(c) Granny.
(d) Fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else preens before a mirror, hoping to achieve a look that is both attractive and more witch-seeming?

2. Who is an obsessive-compulsive hand washer?

3. Who is handed a bundled baby?

4. What do the witches use in place of a cauldron in their invocation?

5. Who tells Magrat that Nanny has been taken prisoner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the witches invoke a demon, and what do they learn from the demon?

2. Who stops the earthquake and explains why the supernatural event stops?

3. To whom do the townspeople turn, and what is their complaint?

4. Describe what happens to the chamber door when Magrat casts a spell on it.

5. How does the ghost king get to leave the castle? Why is this important to the story?

6. How do the witches acquire a baby?

7. What angers Felmet about the four tax collectors who went to Granny's house?

8. What does the Fool tell Felmet when asked about the witches' role in the earthquake.

9. After discussing the concerns of the townspeople and the animals, what do Nanny and Granny decide about the new king and what they should do to intervene?

10. How does the Fool first meet Magrat?

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