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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 is a courtesan?

2. What can King Verence no longer afford?

3. What is so scary about the metallic clanging sound?

4. What part of the elven music alerts Magrat?

5. How does an elf attain strength?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What brings tears to Magrat's eyes in Verence's room?

3. Why do Nanny and Casanunda go to the ancient burial ground known as the Long Man?

4. What does Diamanda do when she awakens?

5. How does Magrat react?

6. Why does Magrat finally leave her room?

7. What disrupts her moment of sentimentality?

8. What does the Librarian notice during the performance?

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

10. What does Nanny use as a bargaining tool?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use different characters to drive the narrative? Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the narrative's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is science a constant theme throughout the book? In what way does science affect the worlds and characters in the book? How does science express the author's views?

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