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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. Where does Mortis take Zane at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. Where has Zane's mail been sent from?

3. Whose death does the death stone predict?

4. Whose office does the woman say Zane must take over?

5. What does Zane have to put the souls into?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zane help the drowning man in Chapter 4?

2. What deal does Zane make with the shopkeeper?

3. What does Zane discover about his powers in Chapter 4?

4. What does Fate say are Zane's duties as Death?

5. What problems does Zane have by the end of the first chapter?

6. How can Zane get to his mansion in Purgatory?

7. Where does Zane have to go for his first appointment in Chapter 4?

8. How does Death's bracelet help Zane?

9. What does the Nurse explain about the boy?

10. In what way does Zane's first encounter with Death show the positive sides of his job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Anthony tried to keep his representations accurate? How can fantasy writers communicate realist representations while still making a novel entertaining and imaginative?

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

What does Anthony say about the need for compassion? How does he use the main characters and setting to express his view?

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