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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 the librarian leave out for the Hogfather?

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

3. Who says that the Hogfather has come to the university on Hogswatch?

4. What is the last name of the girl who collects teeth?

5. What does Susan realize when Binkey goes into the land where Violet was last seen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concerns Albert about Death's behavior?

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

3. What does the restaurant manager tell the staff to do?

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

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

6. What does the clipping sound remind Peachy of?

7. Describe the chase.

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

9. Why does Susan go to Bier's?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Teeth have particular significance in the Hogfather. What is the significance of having a tooth in the story? Why does Mr. Teatime want to have possession of teeth? Who has visions of teeth throughout the story? Who is the Tooth Fairy ultimately revealed to be? What is the importance of this discovery and the character's role? Explain.

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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