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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 Terpsic hate doing?

2. Who does Death say he thinks he can be friends with?

3. What does Cutwell offer Mort when Mort arrives at the palace?

4. What had Cutwell been using as a bookmark in his book?

5. What does Albert say about his interior beneath the crusty exterior?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens at the Unseen University when they perform the Rite of AshkEnte?

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

5. What does Ysabell explain about the nodes?

6. What does Mort realize when Cutwell is showing him the book on magic?

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

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

9. Describe Harga's House of Ribs.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) What does Ysabell mean when she says that Death cannot create, he can only make copies?

Part 2) In what ways does Death contradict the image that Ysabell and Albert create in their descriptions of him?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Describe Mort's father? Is there any indication as to what type of relationship they had?

Part 2) Speculate on the reasons why Mort's father isn't seen again.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe Albert and what was discovered about Albert.

Part 2) Was Albert a coward?

Part 3) Would he have regretted the decision to stay on the Disc if he had been able to end his bargain with Death?

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