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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 Jason Ogg not like to do?

2. Who has no delusions?

3. What does the dwarf not lie about?

4. Who does King Verence II want to be Poet Laureate?

5. How does Ridcully convince the Librarian to go to Lancre?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prevents the elves carrying out the execution?

2. What does Magrat learn about the ascension of a bee into queendom from Mr. Brooks?

3. How does William Scrope die?

4. What does Ridcully focus on as he recounts his time in Lancre?

5. What does Jason tell Nanny about Diamanda?

6. Why does Granny ruin Nanny's hat?

7. What motivates Granny to attend to her will?

8. How does Nanny influence the outcome of the duel?

9. Why is the girl in the flashback skeptical about the woman in the stones?

10. What happens when Magrat goes to see Verence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Magrat so concerned with changing her life? What message is Pratchett trying to convey with Magrat's character? Is Magrat successful in changing her life? How does the past affect her relationships with the others?

Essay Topic 2

If the book were made into a film, how would Pratchett's style of narrative be reflected in film? Would the book make a good film?

Essay Topic 3

How does Pratchett depict multiple fantasy in the book? How does it differ from other styles of fantasy? Do you think that Pratchett's version of magic is effective? In what way has he changed the idea of true magic to suit the story?

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