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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 does Albert do to the landlord that talked back to him at the tavern?

2. What does Cutwell say about the dome that reality has created?

3. What job does Death find employment as?

4. What is the reason that Mort can walk through walls and drink harsh drinks with little or no effect on himself?

5. What does the emperor say he wants the guards to do when the Vizier says that he is too full to eat the last bite of his food?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cutwell explain is the reason that Mort can walk through walls?

2. Describe what happens when Mort and Ysabell go to find the book of Albert's life.

3. What do the wizards decide to do after Albert is gone?

4. What happens when Ysabell wakes up Mort?

5. What happens when Mort first enters the city of Sto Lat and goes to find Cutwell?

6. Describe the scene in which Death arrives home to find Mort, Ysabell, Cutwell, and Princess Keli in his home.

7. Explain what Mort and Ysabell talk about while they are in the pyramid.

8. What happens when Albert materializes at the Unseen University?

9. What do Mort and Ysabell find when they start reading Albert's books?

10. What does Cutwell explain about the gods and the way that he has been trying to help the princess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Why does no one call Mort by his name?

Part 2) Why does Mort continue to fight against the fact that no one can remember his name?

Part 3) Why is it important that Mort continues to correct everyone that calls him something other than Mort?

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) 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?

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