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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. As Greicha the First's children prepare to battle for the throne, who has determined the rules for succession?
(a) Greicha.
(b) Liessa.
(c) The Dragonmaster.
(d) The Loremaster.

2. What does the old man sitting in the magical energy room tell Twoflower?
(a) That Twoflower will live to battle another day.
(b) That Twoflower has the Power.
(c) That Twoflower is the next rightful king.
(d) That Twoflower will die at the altar.

3. When Liessa enters the dungeon cell, what does she do to a sleeping Hrun?
(a) Stabs at him with her dagger.
(b) Binds his wrists.
(c) Shakes him awake.
(d) Slices off his ear.

4. When Death pulls back his hood, who is actually revealed under the cape?
(a) Bravd.
(b) Scrofula.
(c) Io.
(d) Twoflower.

5. Who is Liessa's proxy for the succession battles?
(a) Rincewind.
(b) Hrun.
(c) Bravd.
(d) Twoflower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the lesser demon tries to kill Rincewind?

2. Why does Liartes' dragon disappear during the mortal combat?

3. Why can Rincewind not summon a dragon?

4. When Rincewind and Twoflower are snapped into an alternate universe, where do the two men land?

5. What does Rincewind see as he looks over the Edge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the captain of the ship that rescued Twoflower and Rincewind tell his men to get into the raft and set the ship on fire?

2. How does the troll at the Edge of Discworld furnish his home and obtain most of his belongings?

3. As Rincewind flies into the cavern full of dragons amidst the armed guards, what does Kring tell Rincewind?

4. Why is Greicha not dead yet, even though he is old and Liessa has already killed him?

5. Why does Rincewind tell Twoflower not to worry about the Luggage when Twoflower assumes that the Luggage will be lost to him forever?

6. After completing the mortal combat and as Hrun is taking the wine cup from Liessa, he suddenly disappears. Why?

7. At the end of the novel, while Rincewind wants to get off the ship, Twoflower wants to stay aboard. Why?

8. As Death sits in his garden sharpening his scythe, why does Death no longer feel the need to chase Rincewind and Twoflower?

9. What happens when Hrun tosses a coin into the air as the travelers are resting in the field?

10. What is the reward Goldeneyes has been promised for building the fish-shaped craft?

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