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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 Asfgl use to view the events around the opening of the Pseudopolis gate?

2. What sort of duties do Amazonian princesses capture explorers for?

3. What does Eric claim to be?

4. What wakes the university librarian and disturbs the whole city?

5. What jewelry do the Tezuman people wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Eric's first three requests to Rincewind?

2. Why does Death wear a veil around his bees?

3. Describe the Tezuman pyramid that Rincewind explores.

4. Describe Tsort during the Ephebians' attack.

5. What are Eric's concerns about the world when he and Rincewind are viewing the Disc from above?

6. Describe how the Tezuman kingdom looks as Rincewind and Eric exit the jungle.

7. How do the Tezumen priests adjust to the death of their god?

8. How does Rincewind escape the Dungeon Dimensions?

9. What does Ponce da Quirm mean when he says the others "found religion?"

10. How does Eric's wish appear to be coming true in Tezuma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Astfgl's Hell. How does it differ from traditional Hell? What has every form of torture been adapted to include? Why is traditional Hell more bearable than Astfgl's Hell? Why are the damned happier at the end of the novel? What is Astfgl's Hell a metaphor for?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Rincewind with his suspected ancestor, Lavaeolus. What indicates they may be related? What similarities do they share? How is their behavior different? What opinions do they share?

Essay Topic 3

Identify symbols used in "Eric." Specify what they symbolize. What is their main purpose? What humor can be found in their meanings? How do they relate to the characters? How do they evoke mood in a setting?

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