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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 challenges Rincewind to mortal combat?

2. How does Rincewind learn that the area he is entering on the back of a dragon is full of magic?

3. When Rincewind wakes up after going over the Edge, where is Rincewind?

4. What world is the sea troll from?

5. What is the name of the vessel about to be launched at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Rincewind and Twoflower seek refuge on the ship in Chapter 4?

2. Having been challenged to a fight, both of the brother combatants can choose their own weapons. What do they choose and why?

3. As the vessel lifts off to return Rincewind and Twoflower to Krull, why is Twoflower unworried?

4. Why does Rincewind tell the dragon rider that he will never surrender?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story begins in Ankh-Morpork and ends in Krull. While these two cities are very different in some ways, there are many similarities between the two cities as well. Compare and contrast the cities of Ankh-Morpork and Krull in terms of the city itself, the people living there, and those in leadership positions.

Essay Topic 2

Both Kring and Luggage are inanimate objects infused with magical qualities that bring them to life.

a. Describe both of these objects in terms of the objects' looks and characteristics.

b. Compare and contrast these two objects in terms of purpose in the story, affect on the other characters, and overall plot impact.

c. What lasting effects do each of these objects have on the main characters that they come into contact with? Why are these changes important to character development?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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