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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 is Urglefloggah?

2. What are the signs of a diseased mind, according to Rincewind?

3. What does the unguarded portal allow to enter Hell?

4. What are Lavaeolus' parting words to Rincewind when he leaves Tsort?

5. What business does Astfgl write that he's in at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Luggage instrumental in Rincewind's capture by Astfgl and escape escape from Hell?

2. How are Rincewind and Eric able to enter the portal to Hell?

3. How is Eric's third wish fulfilled?

4. How does the large treadmill fit in with Astfgl's hell?

5. Describe Lavaeolus.

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

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

8. What is Lavaeolus' fate?

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

10. Describe Duke Vassenego.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Astfgl as a leader. Determine if he is a respected and successful leader.

a) Describe his successes.

b) Describe his failures.

c) How do demons behave in his presence? How do demons view him and his policies?

d) What is main goal as leader? What steps does he take to achieve his goal?

e) What qualities does he have that other demons lack?

f) How does he bring about his own downfall?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Rincewind's journey as a character. How is his character different at the end of the novel than at the beginning? What specific events, thoughts, encounters, or characters were catalysts in his growth?

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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