The Witches Quizzes

The Witches Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of The Witches?
Shel Silverstein

Roald Dahl

Madeline Cohen

JK Rowling
2 What narrative point of view does The Witches have?
Third-person

Second-person

First-person

Fourth-person
3 About how many witches are there in England?
75

10

200

100
4 What gender are witches?
Witches don't have gender

All are women

About half are women and half are men

All are men
5 Who does the narrator imply might be a witch?
The reader's teacher

The little boy's grandmother

The reader

The reader's mother
6 Who does the boy feel closest to in his family?
His brother

His father

His mother

His grandmother
7 Is the boy's grandmother on his mother's or father's side?
His father's

Neither, she is his grandmother from his father's first marriage

Neither, she is a family friend he calls grandmother because of her age

His mother's
8 What age is the boy when the story begins?
7

8

12

6
9 Before what age does the boy say he had "two separate encounters with witches" (6)?
7

8

12

6
10 Where was the boy born?
Norway

Sweden

England

The United States
11 Where does the boy's grandmother live?
Norway

The United States

Sweden

England
12 How do the boy's parents die?
A car crash

Pneumonia

A plane crash

A skiing accident
13 How is the boy injured in the event that kills his parents?
He gets only a scratch on the head

He gets very sick after hearing what has happened

He gets a concussion and can't remember what happened

He almost dies, but recovers while his parents do not
14 Where does the grandmother tell the boy they will be living before the man with the briefcase comes?
Norway

England

Sweden

The United States
15 Where does the grandmother tell the boy they will be living after the man with the briefcase comes?
Sweden

England

Norway

The United States
16 How many children does Grandmamma say she knew as a child who were affected by witches?
5

2

4

6
17 What happened to the girl whose family had a painting of ducks?
She was taken off down the street and never seen again

She was turned into a chicken

She was put in the painting

She was turned into a duck
18 What happened to the little boy whose family went swimming at the fjord?
A woman gave him a sweet and he disappeared instantly

He was turned into a chicken

He drowned

He was turned into a porpoise
19 What do witches wear on their hands?
Rings

Fake nails

Bracelets

Gloves
20 What do witches wear on their heads?
Makeup

Hats

Masks

Wigs
21 What is different about witches' eyes?
Their irises are purple

Their pupils change colors

They have no pupils

They can see very well
22 What is different about witches' noses?
They have pimples

Their nostrils are slightly bigger than normal

They can't smell

Their noses are slightly bigger than normal
23 What is different about witches' feet?
They have no toes

They have no feet

They are blue

They have no arch
24 What is different about witches' mouths?
They have slightly bigger mouths than normal

They have blue spit

They can only speak in a very raspy voice

They can't speak
25 What do children smell like to witches?
Dogs' droppings

Trash

Soap

Pigs