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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. What does Death send from the sky in response to the people singing on the streets?

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

3. Who frightens Peachy?

4. Who does Susan and Bilious find all tied up in a room?

5. What does Susan realize about the picture she sees in the life book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concerns Albert about Death's behavior?

2. What happens when Death returns Susan home? What do they do?

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

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

5. What is unusual about the librarian?

6. Whom does Susan talk to at Bier's? What does he tell her?

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

8. What does the clipping sound remind Peachy of?

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

10. Why is Chickenwire screaming?

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

Choose a character that Susan grows to like and becomes familiar with. How does their relationship evolve?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Pratchett's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

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