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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator consider the life of that only lives one day and never eats?
(a) Cicada.
(b) Ant.
(c) Mayflies.
(d) Dragonfly.

2. What is the name of the wizard that is dying at the beginning of the book?
(a) Windle Poons.
(b) Reg Shoe.
(c) Bill Door.
(d) Arthur Winkings.

3. What kind of breakfast does Miss Flitworth feed to Bill Door?
(a) Toast.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Pancakes.

4. What do the townsfolk refer to Bill Door as?
(a) "Death".
(b) "Dead as a Doornail".
(c) "Frightening Bill".
(d) "Good Old Bill".

5. What does Bill Door claim he has no belief in after admitting he is afraid of dying?
(a) The afterlife.
(b) Happiness.
(c) People.
(d) Love.

6. How does Bill Door awaken from a dream in the book?
(a) Angry.
(b) Groggy and confused.
(c) Scared.
(d) Excited.

7. Whose palace sends a squad of guards to come investigate the sudden poltergeist activity at the university?
(a) The Dean.
(b) The Patrician.
(c) The Archchancellor.
(d) Senior Wrangler.

8. How many hours does Bill Door discover someone has stolen from his lifetimer while in a hayloft?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

9. What color do the figures in empty robes wear that report in Death's absence?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

10. What does Bill Door have trouble grasping when trying to appear human?
(a) Common idioms and turns of phrase.
(b) Love.
(c) Others' feelings.
(d) A conscience.

11. What is Windle Poons disappointed to realize about being undead after visiting a dangerous neighborhood?
(a) That his dog no longer likes him.
(b) That he frightens all who see him.
(c) That his friends have moved.
(d) That he can't eat.

12. Where do mysterious objects first start appearing in the book?
(a) A cupboard.
(b) In a church.
(c) In a sink.
(d) In Windle's home.

13. What is the name of the spirit friend the medium contacts to find out why the poltergeist activity is occurring?
(a) One-Man-Bucket.
(b) Windle Poons.
(c) Senior Wrangler.
(d) Reg Shoe.

14. What is the name of the river Windle Poons jumps into after becoming undead?
(a) Harvest River.
(b) Smith River.
(c) Morpork River.
(d) Ankh River.

15. What is the name of Death's loyal human assistant?
(a) Reg.
(b) Dean.
(c) Bill.
(d) Albert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place Death decides to spend his remaining time alive after leaving his post?

2. Who is the author of the book "Reaper Man"?

3. What do the indistinct gray figures say the incarnation of Death has developed at the beginning of the book?

4. What is the name of the bashful banshee who passes notes?

5. What does the friend the medium contacts say is crowded and is causing poltergeist activity?

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