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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. Who does Mort see a painting of when he enters the tavern?
2. What does Goodie say she is going to do when Mort says he is supposed to take her spirit away?
3. What does Lezek seem to believe that Death's occupation is?
4. Who does Goodie leave directions with regarding her personal belongings?
5. What does Lezek warn Mort not to tell people about?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Keli's meeting with the wizard.
2. What does Death explain to Mort about interfering in the natural course of events?
3. Describe the conversation that Death and Mort have when Mort first explains that things didn't go as smoothly as they should have for the first three charges he was sent after.
4. Explain who the Listeners are.
5. Describe what is going through Mort's mind when he first wakes up in Death's home.
6. Describe what Mort and Ysabell tell each other on the way to the pond.
7. Explain what Mort does once he has arrived at Sto Lat.
8. What happens when Mort goes into the tavern?
9. Who is the second person that Mort retrieves?
10. Why does Lezek decide to take his son to town to become an apprentice?
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) Speculate on the reasons that Mort is only able to walk through walls when he isn't paying attention to them.
Part 2) What does Mort mean when he says that Death is whoever does Death's job?
Essay Topic 3
Part 1) What role does magic play in the story?
Part 2) Death says that what he does isn't magic? Describe what it is that Death does and why he can walk through walls.
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