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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 surprisingly very compassionate?

2. What does the guard say right before he dies?

3. Who starts to like each other?

4. What does Death give Susan when he pauses time at Susan's request?

5. Who says that there is a limited amount of belief in the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Auditors have to do and why?

2. Describe the land that Violet had seen that Susan enters.

3. What does Bilious notice about the sword that Susan takes from Death's house?

4. What is the strange memory that Bilious has about his manifestation into physical form?

5. What concerns Albert about Death's behavior?

6. What does Teatime do that causes great tension for Medium Dave?

7. What does Susan see in the middle of the floor of the house she enters? What disappears in front of her eyes?

8. Where does Teatime fall? What does he do?

9. Who is the girl that collects teeth? What is strange about her house?

10. What does the clipping sound remind Peachy of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some of the settings for the stories. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time, and any pertinent popular culture events. How do these settings, even if imaginary, reflect modern settings or culture? Why did the author choose to use these places in the stories?

Essay Topic 2

How is the ritual of Christmas portrayed in Hogfather? How does this depiction vary from traditional stories? Describe.

Essay Topic 3

Susan and Death are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them? What is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Susan had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Death had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

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