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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 Death tell the angry woman that enters the employment agency in order to get her to leave?

2. What does Ysabell do to stop Albert from pushing her and Mort from the ladder?

3. What references does Mort find that let him know that this is in fact Albert's life history?

4. What does Cutwell say that the road to enlightenment is like?

5. What does Cutwell explain when Keli refuses to leave with Mort on his horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Mort reaches the palace in Sto Lat.

2. What happens to Mort when someone begins the Rite of AshkEnte?

3. Explain how Mort gets the information he needs from Albert.

4. What happens when Ysabell wakes up Mort?

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

6. Describe the last scene in the story and how Mort and Death part ways.

7. Describe Death's new job at Harga's House of Ribs.

8. Explain what happens to the young girl that Mort frees from her body in the pyramids.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) What is the significance of the pearl that Death gives Mort?

Part 2) What would you feel would have been a more appropriate wedding gift?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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