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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What keeps happening every few minutes to the man on horseback who is lagging behind?
(a) The horse simply stops.
(b) The horse turns the wrong way.
(c) The man pulls back on the reins.
(d) The man falls out of the saddle.

2. What is Rimfall?
(a) Where a peak of green ice rises into the clouds.
(b) Where the sea flows over the Edge.
(c) Where the land slips into infinity.
(d) Where a peak of octarine ice rises into the clouds.

3. Of the two characters watching the city burn from the hillside, which of the two men is a barbarian?
(a) Weasel.
(b) Twoflower.
(c) Rincewind.
(d) Bravd.

4. What are the citizens doing to prevent the spread of the fire?
(a) Demolishing the bridges that connect the cities.
(b) Dousing the fire with great quantities of water.
(c) Digging ditches and filling the moats.
(d) Cutting down the forest between the two cities.

5. What is one magical quality about a needle made from octiron?
(a) It mends shirts without a trace.
(b) It never runs out of thread.
(c) It magically darns the owner's socks.
(d) It never misses a stitch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the dryad's name who rescues Rincewind, then holds him prisoner?

2. How many eyes does Twoflower have?

3. What is the name of the tavern that Twoflower is escorted to in Morpork?

4. How long has Twoflower been saving up money for his journey?

5. Who does Rincewind interrogate in order to discover Twoflower's whereabouts in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Rincewind concludes his tale, what puzzles Bravd?

2. Why does Twoflower pack water in the Luggage for his trip?

3. Why is Rincewind not a practicing wizard?

4. What does Rincewind call the type of magic that is protecting the animal-like creature in Chapter 1?

5. What is the agreement between Ymor and Zlorf?

6. Why can't the researchers answer their questions regarding the great turtle's gender?

7. How do Rincewind and Twoflower escape from Withel?

8. As the fire is burning at the beginning of the Chapter One, why are the citizens demolishing bridges?

9. What is the Luggage made from?

10. Why did the researchers lower an instrument over the Edge?

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