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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 scared of the eight-armed monster in the cellar?

2. What is piling up in the store when the children tell their parents what they want to buy?

3. What does Susan see in her dream while lying in bed?

4. Who watches Susan discuss who she is and realize that because she is mainly human, she can be killed?

5. What does Susan realize that the wizards call into being?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Susan first enter in Death's house?

2. What does Death do at the house of the boy who does not believe in the Hogfather?

3. Who is Mr. Teatime? Who is his team comprised of?

4. What does Teatime's group show that worries Sideney?

5. What does Ernie have that Teatime uses to travel?

6. What do the wizards call into being that has an element of belief?

7. Who comes when Susan whistles when she goes outside with Raven and the Death of Rats?

8. Why does Mr. Crumley call the City Watch?

9. What is ironic about Bilious's role as the God of Hangovers?

10. Whom does Susan meet when she goes to the bar called Biers? What happens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of good versus evil appears throughout the book. Who in your opinion is good? Who is bad? Why? Do these characters change over time? Why or why not? Describe.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the stories. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Terry Pratchett makes a clear reference to the myth surrounding the story of "Good King Wenceslas" when Death sends a shower of food to the beggars on the streets of Ankh-Morpork. What is this reference? How are the two stories similar and how are they different? Describe.

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