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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 Ysabell say her father always said about the Rite of AshkEnte?

2. What does Cutwell do as Mort tells them all to be quiet?

3. What job does Death find employment as?

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

5. What does Death answer when he is asked if he is a friend of the Patrician?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain what happens when Mort goes into Keli's room?

3. Describe the scene at the Unseen University when Albert returns from the tavern.

4. What happens when Ysabell wakes up Mort?

5. Describe the conversation between Mort and Albert after Ysabell drops the book on Albert?

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

7. What does Ysabell explain about the nodes?

8. What happens when Death is rolling dice with Wa?

9. Explain what happens to Terpsic Mims while he is fishing.

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

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) Speculate on the reasons that Death adopted Ysabell.

Part 2) Why did Death allow Albert to become his servant?

Part 3) How is this significant when paired with the fact that Death is willing to send everyone else to Oblivion for interfering with fate?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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