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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 in Hell looks like green leather and smells like a sloth?

2. What signs are left of what Hell might have once been?

3. What does Rincewind think no one will be interested in a war fought over?

4. What is Lavaeolus supposed to chastise Rincewind and Eric for in Tsort?

5. Where does Eric's magic circle transport Eric and Rincewind?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Eric's three wishes result in happy endings?

2. What is Duke Vassanego's plan to overthrow Astfgl?

3. Describe Hell under Astfgl's rule.

4. How are Rincewind and Eric able to leave the beginning of the universe?

5. Why is Astfgl so desperate to find Rincewind and Eric?

6. After contemplating whether Lavaeolus should be warned about his fate, why does Rincewind choose not to?

7. Describe "the bill" where Rincwind and Eric are transported after leaving Tsort.

8. What indications are present in the novel that imply Rincewind and Lavaeolus are related?

9. Describe Duke Vassenego.

10. Describe Lavaeolus.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

"Eric" has many parallels to our world. Name the characters, objects and places that parallel something from our world. How do they take part in the plot of the novel? How do the Discworld versions vary from our versions? What is the author's purpose in using them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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