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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 the magic word that the door knocker tells Princess Keli to use?

2. Which of the following is NOT said about cabbages?

3. What does Death say can see him in his true form?

4. What changes have NOT taken place in Mort as is described when he walks into the tavern?

5. What does Ysabell NOT say about Mort while walking to the pond?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men in the tavern notice about Mort?

2. What does Death's house look like?

3. Describe what Albert says about his life before he came to live with Death.

4. Explain who the Listeners are.

5. What does Mort tell Ysabell about his trouble and what does she respond?

6. What does Ysabell tell Mort when she is explaining that Mort cannot be an apprentice?

7. What happens when Mort walks in the Shades in Ankh-Morpork?

8. Describe the barrier wall that reality is creating because of Mort's interaction.

9. Describe what Mort asks Death for and what Death's response is.

10. Describe what happens when Mort is with Death as the king is about to be assassinated.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) What different methods does the author use to convey humor in the story?

Part 2) What would you have done differently if you had been writing Mort? What would you have omitted and why?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) If Mort hadn't been the main protagonist in the story who would have been your next choice for the main role and why?

Part 2) Who would you say was the main antagonist in the story and why?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Was Mort wrong to try and save Princess Keli? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why did Ysabell choose to help Mort rather than stay loyal to her father?

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