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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 catches Chickenwire when he runs to the door?

2. What is not a time that anyone should be sad according to Death?

3. What is the name of the dog that Susan finds?

4. What do Susan and Bilious find when they wander through the Tooth Fairy's house?

5. Who says that Teatime is creepy with his funny eyes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Chickenwire screaming?

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

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

5. What is the renewal that occurs with the sunrise?

6. What does Susan discover in the house of the girl who collects teeth?

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

8. Describe the chase.

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

10. What is the importance of the chase that Susan sees in the snowy forest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses some important instances of foreshadowing in the story. Explain what foreshadowing is and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an example of foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

How is the Tooth Fairy portrayed in Hogfather? How does this depiction vary from traditional stories? Describe.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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