The Witches Chapter

Bruno was looking a bit bewildered, but he allowed himself to be led up on to the platform, where he stood beside The Grand High Witch and said, "Okay, where are my six bars of chocolate?"

Based on the context clues, bewildered most likely means

• frightened

• excited

• confused

• wild

What is another name the other witches call the Grand High Witch? (from "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse Maker" and "The Recipe")

• O Brainy One

• Headmistress

• She Who Must Not Be Named

• O Great Leader

"Who spoke?" she shrieked. "It vos you! You over there!" The culprit sat down fast and covered her face with her clawed hands. "You blithering bumpkin!" screeched the Grand High Witch. "You brainless bogvumper!" Based on context clues, the word bumpkin most likely means (from "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse Maker")

• dangerous

• pumpkin

• helper

• idiot

Why does The Grand High Witch design Formula 86 to have a delayed reaction? (from "Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse Maker")

• So the children will get caught in mouse traps.

• So the witches won't be caught.

• Because she wants to be there to watch them suffer.

• Because the witches are too frightened to watch the children turn into mice.

What has The Grand High Witch's voice changed? (from "Bruno Jenkins Disappears")

• She wants Bruno to be scared.

• She just ate a piece of candy.

• She hopes the other witches will stay calm.

• She wants Bruno to trust her.

Which of the following should go in the blank space?

• The narrator escapes the Grand High Witch's room.

• The Grand High Witch hears the grandmother.

• The grandmother lowers the narrator in a sock.

• Three tell the narrator that the Grand High Witch will be back soon.

Based on the narrator's and the grandmother's experience stealing the bottle of Formula 86, the reader can infer that—

• they do not learn from previous experiences.

• one gives up easily, but another encourages the other.

• they are both quick thinkers in a difficult situation.

• they will both be caught by the Grand High Witch.

Which of the following words is a synonym of the underlined word above?

• worried

• horrified

• impressed

• dreamy

Why are the Ancient Ones receiving bottles of Formula 86, instead of having to make their own?

• It is much harder for them to obtain the ingredients.

• They are the Grand High Witch's favorite witches.

• They are the ones that gave the recipe to the Grand High Witch.

• It is their reward for sniffing out the narrator.

What is the meaning of the title of the chapter, "Metamorphosis"?

• It is one of the ingredients of Formula 86.

• It is one of the witch's names.

• The Grand High Witch shouts that word.

• That is what happens to the narrator.