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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Mort when he looks at Death for the first time?
(a) That he can stand without any muscle mass.
(b) That he is completely visible.
(c) That he isn't afraid.
(d) That he is real.

2. What does Lezek warn Mort not to tell people about?
(a) That he wants to know how the universe works.
(b) His theories on the sun.
(c) How he scares birds.
(d) The fact that he can read.

3. How are men that are reannual growers described?
(a) Imaginary.
(b) Strong men that consult the stars.
(c) Loving men who talk to the plants.
(d) Serious men who closely examine the calendar.

4. What does Lezek seem to believe that Death's occupation is?
(a) Some sort of medical profession.
(b) Undertaking.
(c) Coroner.
(d) Hangman.

5. What does Mort notice when Death walks through a crowd?
(a) Death goes through people like smoke.
(b) Wherever Death is, people drift out of the way.
(c) Death is able to fly over people.
(d) The people seem to become translucent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Death go to do when he tells Mort that some things make him really angry?

2. What does Death explain is the reason that kings get the sword instead of a scythe?

3. What does Death say he is in town looking for?

4. What does Death say it will be when the Great A'Tuin dies?

5. What does Death tell Mort is the reason that his father is acting so strangely when he is questioning Death?

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