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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. How did Queen Amonia disappear?

2. Why is a troll with a helmet on unlikely to eat you?

3. What is the current century?

4. Why does Ridcully not like horses?

5. What is in the bundles lying around Diamanda?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Librarian notice during the performance?

2. How do the Morris Men escape the elves?

3. What does Magrat unexpectedly do?

4. Why do Nanny, Granny and Magrat all fail to see the Morris Men perform?

5. Why does Magrat not make it to the Dancers?

6. Why does King Verence II want Shawn to learn martial arts?

7. Does Shawn succeed in finding help?

8. Why does Magrat head to the Dancers instead of the mountains?

9. Where do the Morris Men go in search of peace and privacy?

10. Why does Granny start leaving notes for herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Pratchett's depiction of the character Magrat. How does Pratchett characterize Magrat? What goals does Magrat have to achieve? How successful is Magrat at achieving these goals?

Essay Topic 3

The story is written in the third person in mainly a chronological order with occasional flashbacks or character anecdotes to flesh out the past. Why do you think Pratchett chose to write the story this way? How do you think the story would have changed if it had only been written from a first person perspective?

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