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

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

3. Why does Death explain that people don't seem to see him?
(a) Death alters their minds.
(b) Human eyes can't see beyond this world.
(c) It is magic.
(d) They won't allow themselves to.

4. What does Death say he is in town looking for?
(a) An apprentice.
(b) A man who is about to choke on a piece of meat pie.
(c) A old wizard came into town and is about out of time.
(d) An orphanage is about to catch on fire.

5. What does Lezek speculate might be one thing that people look at when choosing an apprentice?
(a) Read tea leaves.
(b) The look of a person's teeth.
(c) Look for birthmarks.
(d) The back of their ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Death say that curry is like?

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

3. What does the king say after he realizes it is Death that stands before him?

4. How much talent for horticulture is Mort as described as having?

5. What colors is Death's house decorated in?

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