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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 is the television news about?

2. What kind of magic does the magician practice?

3. What is Mars the personification of?

4. Where is Zane's next appointment?

5. What did the demon teach Luna?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Zane kill everyone at the hospital?

3. In what way is Zane's television in his new house different to normal televisions?

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

5. What realization does Zane come to by the end of the chapter?

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

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

8. How does Death's bracelet help Zane?

9. What does Zane find out about time in this chapter?

10. Why will the computer send the baby to Purgatory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Anthony gives some of his main characters religious and mythological names. Pick one of the following religious and examine what meaning their name gives to their character and the story in general.

1. Fate.

2. Luna.

3. Chronos.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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