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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. What does Bill Door complain is too noisy in Miss Flitworth's parlor?

2. Who secretly follows Windle Poons home after his first meeting of the Fresh Start Club?

3. What is the name of the river Windle Poons jumps into after becoming undead?

4. How much does the woman pay Death each week for working on her farm?

5. What does Bill Door try and amuse townsfolk with his poor skills in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the nature of Lupine's character first described in the book?

2. How do Windle's friends react after he comes back from the dead?

3. What does Bill Door do to Miss Flitworth's clock while visiting with her?

4. How are the wizards almost injured by a chandelier in the book?

5. How do the wizards try to attack Windle Poons after he comes back from the dead?

6. How does Bill Door use the scythe to cut Miss Fitworth's grass?

7. How does the narrator compare two experiences of life with mayflies and pine trees?

8. What does Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler tell Sergeant Colon is happening in his cellar?

9. What happens when one of the Auditors of Reality refers to himself as I at the beginning of the book?

10. How is the Morris dance first described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the concept of principles that is presented in the book. How does Death's principles define him even in his human form as Bill Door, and what does this suggest about the nature of his character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's portrayal of class in the book. How does the author portray the undead characters in the book as a lesser class than humans, wizards and other characters and what deeper meaning might he wish for you to gain from this presentation?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of sacrifice in the book. What impact does Miss Flitworth's sacrifice of her lifetimer sand have on Bill Door/Death's humanization in the book, and why is this act so significant to him?

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