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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 happy to find a dead sheep?

2. What does the staff find instead of food in the fancy restaurant?

3. Who drops from the sky on to a feasting table at the Unseen University?

4. What did Death do that he does not consider stealing but redistributing that makes Albert furious?

5. Who wants to accompany Susan to find the teeth after she reads the life book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Chickenwire screaming?

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

3. Whom do Susan and Bilious find in another room of the house?

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

5. What concerns Albert about Death's behavior?

6. What does Susan discover when she hears a scream and opens the door?

7. How do Chickenwire's fears prevent him from killing Bilious?

8. What is unusual about the librarian?

9. What does the clipping sound remind Peachy of?

10. What is special about the drawing in the life book that Susan sees in Death's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Death. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Susan is the grandchild of Death. What family traits do they possess in common? Are they physical or personality traits? Where do they clash and are they similar in their methods of handling conflict or change? Describe their family traits.

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