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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. Who imagines that Tomjohn might leap off the stage and stab Lord Felmet to death?
(a) Granny.
(b) Magrat.
(c) Nanny.
(d) The Fool.

2. Which character in Felmet's play is overcome by stage fright?
(a) The former king.
(b) Death.
(c) Witch 1.
(d) The new king.

3. Who says that history is little more than words?
(a) Felmet.
(b) Granny.
(c) The Fool.
(d) Lady Felmet.

4. In a city far away from the witches after they forward time, who is writing a play?
(a) Tomjohn.
(b) The Fool.
(c) Hwel.
(d) Victor.

5. Who has a nightmare about being trapped in a bowl?
(a) Tomjohn.
(b) The Fool.
(c) Magrat.
(d) Hwel.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Hwel give a pep talk backstage during the play?

2. What does the Fool buy for Magrat during his travels?

3. Who rescues the cat from the castle?

4. Who tries to pick a fight with Hwel when he goes out drinking with a friend after midnight?

5. Who is convinced that strong men, rather than mere words, change the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Felmet begin to protest during the play at Lancre?

2. What convinces Hwel to accept the offer brought to him by the Fool?

3. Where does Granny expect to find Tomjon and why?

4. Whom do Tomjon and Hwel see get mugged, and what is unusual about the situation?

5. Discuss the prop that Tomjon lacks in the Lancre play. What does he use for the prop, and what is ironic about it?

6. Why does Magrat's broom fall from the sky during Granny's plan to intervene in the government?

7. How does Granny compare theater to witchcraft?

8. How do the real witches decide they can ethically change the course of the play at Lancre?

9. What about the play at Lancre upsets Nanny the most?

10. Explain how Magrat becomes a witch.

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