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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. Who does the gunman come to kill?

2. Who wants to talk to Zane at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. Who does Zane consult with in this chapter?

4. Where does Zane have his next appointment?

5. What does Mortis protect Zane from in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chronos tell Zane about Luna in Chapter 9?

2. What does the story about Wilda say about empathy?

3. How do the Irish litterers suffer in hell?

4. How does Zane fly over the swamp?

5. What do Molly, Zane and Luna discuss about sin in Chapter 7?

6. How does Luna balance her soul in Chapter 10?

7. Why do the incarnations advise Zane to go on strike?

8. How does Zane save himself from suffocation?

9. What does Molly say she noticed while in heaven?

10. What is the story Zane tells about Wilda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Anthony's parallel world different to our own Earth? How does Anthony develop characters that fit in with this world? How does Anthony develop a believable parallel world?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in one of the following scenarios.

1. Satan consigns Luna to hell.

2. God interferes in Satan's business.

3. Zane loses his job as Death.

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