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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 86-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sensation does Mort feel when he first walks through the iridescent wall?
(a) It makes his head hurt.
(b) It makes his soul wince.
(c) It creates a burning sensation against the skin.
(d) It tingles.

3. What does Mort hear that makes him feel rather homesick?
(a) A woman singing.
(b) Children laughing.
(c) A bird that had been native to his home.
(d) People in a tavern singing.

4. What does Lezek say when Mort says he will be sure to write?
(a) He says it doesn't matter one way or the other.
(b) He says he is sure someone who can read it will happen by.
(c) He says it might be best to wait until he is secure in his position.
(d) He says it will make Mort's mother happy.

5. What happens to the owner of the tavern after the strange mist wall comes through the tavern?
(a) The owner falls over asleep.
(b) The owner suddenly has no hair and a mustache.
(c) The owner suddenly becomes a ghost.
(d) The owner's shirt is different.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason that the Gods haven't sent an avalanche to destroy the Listeners?

2. Who are the Listeners?

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

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

5. Why does Death explain that people don't seem to see him?

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