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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. With only thirty minutes left before the vessel's launch, what is one of the Master Launchcontroller's concerns?

2. Who is the old man sitting in a room full of magical energy in Wrymberg?

3. As Greicha the First's children prepare to battle for the throne, who has determined the rules for succession?

4. What do Twoflower and Rincewind learn about their future in the place they're taken to from the vessel?

5. What are the pilots of the vessel about to be launched called?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Twoflower escape from his cell?

3. Why does the client maim Goldeneyes after Goldeneyes completes each job?

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

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

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

7. What is the hooded figure's reply when Rincewind mocks him as Twoflower and Rincewind are boarding the vessel?

8. How are the dragons Twoflower sees in Wyrmberg different from the dragons that Twoflower imagined as a child?

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

10. Why does the city of Krull have a very nautical feel to it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter One begins with researchers trying to examine the Great A'Tuin in order to figure out how and why their universe was created.

a. Compare and contrast the main theories operating in Discworld as to the great turtle and what its purpose is.

b. How does the exploration of the universe's creation in the story parallel efforts in today's world to determine our world's creation?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of loyalty is evident throughout the novel. Rincewind's loyalties, for instance, lie with himself and his loyalty only goes as deep as his pockets. Discuss how the theme of loyalty is portrayed through the eyes of Rincewind, the Luggage, and Hrun. Support your observations.

Essay Topic 3

The Luggage accompanies Twoflower to Morpork and follows Twoflower throughout the entire story.

a. What is the author's intent in creating a magical creature that follows the main character throughout the story?

b. What are Luggage's three most prominent characteristics? How do these characteristics impact the main character's life and actions as the story progresses?

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