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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 Goodie say that Death does like?

2. What shocks the patrons of the tavern when Mort leaves?

3. What sensation does Mort feel when he first walks through the iridescent wall?

4. What does Lezek speculate might be one thing that people look at when choosing an apprentice?

5. What does Lezek warn Mort not to tell people about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ysabell explain about her relationship with Death and her life there with him?

2. What does Death explain to Mort about interfering in the natural course of events?

3. Describe the scene while Princess Keli is laying in bed listening to sounds not being made.

4. What does Mort do while shoveling manure?

5. Describe what Mort and Ysabell tell each other on the way to the pond.

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

7. 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.

8. Describe the relationship between Albert and Death as seen by Mort?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) What does Ysabell add to Mort?

Part 2) Do they seem like they will be well suited in marriage? Explain why or why not?

Part 3) How is marriage viewed or described in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) What is significant about the fact that Albert sees vengeance, cruelty and distaste when he looks in Mort's eyes?

Part 2) What does this reveal about Mort? About Death?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe the wizards at the Unseen University.

Part 2) How do these wizards compare with Albert?

Part 3) How does Albert's life as a servant compare with how he acts when he returns to the Unseen University? Speculate on the reasons for this change.

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