1 Who is the author of The Witches? Roald Dahl Madeline Cohen JK Rowling Shel Silverstein 2 What narrative point of view does The Witches have? Fourth-person First-person Second-person Third-person 3 About how many witches are there in England? 10 200 100 75 4 What gender are witches? All are women All are men Witches don't have gender About half are women and half are men 5 Who does the narrator imply might be a witch? The reader The reader's teacher The little boy's grandmother The reader's mother 6 Who does the boy feel closest to in his family? His father His grandmother His mother His brother 7 Is the boy's grandmother on his mother's or father's side? His mother's His father's Neither, she is a family friend he calls grandmother because of her age Neither, she is his grandmother from his father's first marriage 8 What age is the boy when the story begins? 8 12 6 7 9 Before what age does the boy say he had "two separate encounters with witches" (6)? 12 6 7 8 10 Where was the boy born? The United States England Norway Sweden 11 Where does the boy's grandmother live? Sweden The United States Norway England 12 How do the boy's parents die? A car crash A plane crash A skiing accident Pneumonia 13 How is the boy injured in the event that kills his parents? He almost dies, but recovers while his parents do not He gets a concussion and can't remember what happened He gets only a scratch on the head He gets very sick after hearing what has happened 14 Where does the grandmother tell the boy they will be living before the man with the briefcase comes? England Norway Sweden The United States 15 Where does the grandmother tell the boy they will be living after the man with the briefcase comes? Norway England Sweden The United States 16 How many children does Grandmamma say she knew as a child who were affected by witches? 4 6 2 5 17 What happened to the girl whose family had a painting of ducks? She was turned into a duck She was turned into a chicken She was taken off down the street and never seen again She was put in the painting 18 What happened to the little boy whose family went swimming at the fjord? He drowned He was turned into a porpoise He was turned into a chicken A woman gave him a sweet and he disappeared instantly 19 What do witches wear on their hands? Gloves Rings Bracelets Fake nails 20 What do witches wear on their heads? Masks Makeup Wigs Hats 21 What is different about witches' eyes? Their pupils change colors They have no pupils They can see very well Their irises are purple 22 What is different about witches' noses? They have pimples Their noses are slightly bigger than normal They can't smell Their nostrils are slightly bigger than normal 23 What is different about witches' feet? They have no feet They have no toes They have no arch They are blue 24 What is different about witches' mouths? They have blue spit They can only speak in a very raspy voice They can't speak They have slightly bigger mouths than normal 25 What do children smell like to witches? Pigs Dogs' droppings Soap Trash
