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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 sings carols on the streets of Ankh-Morph hoping someone will give them money to stop?

2. Who decides that the sun will not rise the next day if the Hogfather does not come back?

3. What is the first step in fixing what is wrong with people because humans have enemies?

4. What do Death and Albert see when they enter the home of a poor family?

5. Who does Susan and Bilious find all tied up in a room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom do Susan and Bilious find in another room of the house?

2. Who are Stibbons and Ridcully able to see because they are wizards? What do they ask him?

3. How do Chickenwire's fears prevent him from killing Bilious?

4. What do the Auditors have to do and why?

5. Why does Susan go to Bier's?

6. What does Bilious notice about the sword that Susan takes from Death's house?

7. What is the strange memory that Bilious has about his manifestation into physical form?

8. What does the clipping sound remind Peachy of?

9. What do Death and Albert discover on a snowy mountaintop?

10. What is unusual about the librarian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the ritual of Christmas portrayed in Hogfather? How does this depiction vary from traditional stories? Describe.

Essay Topic 2

Susan is the grandchild of Death. What family traits do they possess in common? Are they physical or personality traits? Where do they clash and are they similar in their methods of handling conflict or change? Describe their family traits.

Essay Topic 3

Terry Pratchett makes a clear reference to the myth surrounding the story of "Good King Wenceslas" when Death sends a shower of food to the beggars on the streets of Ankh-Morpork. What is this reference? How are the two stories similar and how are they different? Describe.

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