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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 the wealth stone find under Zane's shoe?

2. What does the receptionist direct Zane to?

3. What is the name of the magician's daughter?

4. Why is no music allowed in the nursing home?

5. What does Mess O'Pottage sell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luna confess to Zane in Chapter 5?

2. Why does the Old Man remind Zane of his mother?

3. Why does the Magician say he is pleased to be spending time in Purgatory?

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

5. How does Zane kill Death?

6. Why is Zane pleased to see the social services outside the nursing home?

7. Why does Zane end up regretting his deal with the shopkeeper?

8. What role did the magician have in Zane becoming Death?

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

10. In what way does Zane show himself as impulsive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Anthony's idea of Hell differ from other representations of Hell? How does Anthony use the Hell setting to make a point about 1980s society?

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