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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. Who feeds lines to the stage-frightened character to try to help?

2. Who becomes the new king after Felmet's death?

3. After the "woman in the funny hat" gives them directions, who next gives directions to Tomjohn's troupe when they get lost?

4. Who is congratulated for his strategy on dealing with the witches?

5. How was the Fool's training?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the Fool realize that he has located whom the king sent him to find?

4. How does Granny compare theater to witchcraft?

5. What does Magrat notice about the Fool once she gives him a closer look?

6. What does the Fool ask Hwel to do on behalf of Felmet?

7. How does Tomjon end a brawl that is picked with Hwel?

8. How does the Fool change Lady Felmet's mind about his strategy to fight the witches with rhetoric? What idea does the Fool's explanation give Lady Felmet?

9. What upsets the ghost King Verence during the performance at Lancre?

10. How long does the first kiss between Magrat and the Fool last and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. The three types of irony are verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected, and what actually occurs with your examples?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the differences between static and dynamic characters in literature. Specifically discuss Granny and Felmet. Identify which was static and which was dynamic, and discuss how each character fits the definition.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's writing experience and his successes of this book and others.

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