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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. Why does the witch, Goodie Hamstring, explain that Death doesn't like magical people?

2. What would the monks yell when someone got close to their holy temple?

3. What does Lezek say when Mort says he will be sure to write?

4. What does Cutwell answer when Mort asks if it is possible to walk through walls without using magic?

5. What does Mort NOT smell when he sniffs the scumble?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the second person that Mort retrieves?

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

3. What does Death's house look like?

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

5. Explain what Mort does once he has arrived at Sto Lat.

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

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

9. Explain who the Listeners are.

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 role does love play in the story? Explain the importance of love.

Part 2) Why did Mort choose to marry Ysabell rather than Princess Keli?

Essay Topic 2

Look at Death.

Part 1) Speculate on the reasons that Death chose Mort to be his apprentice?

Part 2) Is it possible that Death chose Mort simply to be Ysabell's husband and for no other reason or did Death intend to retire from the beginning?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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