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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 122-158.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Death go to do when he tells Mort that some things make him really angry?
(a) Gets a dead fish out of the sewer.
(b) Help a hamster that a little boy forgot to feed.
(c) Fish a bag of dead kittens out of the river.
(d) Go to a box with a starved puppy in it.

2. How often do magicians say that million to one chances turn up?
(a) Nine times out of ten.
(b) Sixty percent of the time.
(c) Almost every time.
(d) Three fourths of the time.

3. Who is Mort thinking of when he arrives in Ankh-Morpork?
(a) His family.
(b) Ysabel.
(c) Princess Keli.
(d) What fun things he is going to do in town.

4. What had Cutwell been using as a bookmark in his book?
(a) A slice of cheese.
(b) A piece of bacon.
(c) An old chicken bone.
(d) A magic ribbon.

5. What is on the porch of the house that Mort stops at first while out with Binky?
(a) A plate of cookies and milk.
(b) A broken rocker.
(c) Hay.
(d) A wood pile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cutwell say is the only thing people remember about Queen Ezeriel?

2. Who does Mort contact in order to try and find a way into the castle?

3. What does the man ask when Mort asks if he dies often?

4. What does Lezek speculate might be one thing that people look at when choosing an apprentice?

5. What does Mort finally say he knows he wants?

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