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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 is Rincewind able to convince a Tsortean café owner is another country?
2. What false item is Eric wearing when he first meets Rincewind?
3. What does Rincewind mistake Eric's parrot for when first laying eyes on it?
4. Which demon was intended to enter the Pseudopolis gate?
5. Who refuses to bite through the captive's ropes on the Tezuman pyramid?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Tezuman pyramid that Rincewind explores.
2. What is unique about the interaction between the Tsort captain and the Tsort sergeant while they are trying to sort out the mess at the city's main gate?
3. Describe how Rincewind and Eric enter Tsort.
4. Describe how the Tezuman kingdom looks as Rincewind and Eric exit the jungle.
5. Describe Ezrolith Churn.
6. Describe Rincewind's conversation with the Tsortean café owner.
7. Why does Death wear a veil around his bees?
8. What are Eric's first three requests to Rincewind?
9. Describe Rincewind's knack.
10. How do the Tezumen priests adjust to the death of their god?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the main conflict of "Eric": man vs. man, man vs. machine/technology, man vs. nature, man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. supernatural, and man vs. destiny. Cite scenes to reinforce your choice, explaining what makes it central to the plot.
Essay Topic 2
Eric's wishes do not go exactly as he planned. Determine if the overall result of Eric's wishes is positive or negative. What are the immediate results of each wish? What are the long term results of each?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the presence of ambition in the novel. Which characters are ambitious? Where does their ambition lead them? What are the consequences of their ambition? Are the consequences immediate or eventual? What moral can be found in the consequences of ambition? Does it appear that the author has an opinion on ambition?
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