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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 happens to the owner of the tavern after the strange mist wall comes through the tavern?

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

3. What does Keli ask the maid the location of?

4. Who are the Listeners?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Mort is waiting to become an apprentice.

2. What does Death explain about the way he is perceived by people?

3. What does Death's house look like?

4. Describe what happens in Cutwell's home?

5. Who is the first person that Mort is sent to attend to on his own and what happens?

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

7. What changes have taken place in Mort that are described when Mort first walks into the tavern?

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

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

10. Who is the second person that Mort retrieves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Which plots in the story might be saved for later books in the series?

Part 2) Which of the characters will most likely make another appearance in the Discworld series? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) What is the significance of the pearl that Death gives Mort?

Part 2) What would you feel would have been a more appropriate wedding gift?

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