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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interrupts the wizards' discussions of how to fight the ghosts at the Unseen University?
(a) A cry.
(b) A laugh.
(c) A gunshot.
(d) A scream.

2. What is everyone in town amazed at when they see the combination harvester work for the first time?
(a) How loud it is.
(b) How quickly it reaps corn.
(c) How quiet it is.
(d) That it is shiny.

3. What does the Archchancellor use to defeat a moving compost?
(a) Wow Wow sauce.
(b) Tabasco.
(c) Soy sauce.
(d) Ponzu sauce.

4. What is Bill Door disgusted by regarding the new incarnation of Death when he first sees him?
(a) His scythe.
(b) His new outfit.
(c) His blatant posing.
(d) His mask.

5. What is the name of the invention the town blacksmith creates and shows to Bill Door and Miss Flitworth?
(a) The bulldozer.
(b) The cotton gin.
(c) The combination harvester.
(d) The reaper.

6. Who acts carelessly during a fight at the university and sends off a fireball?
(a) The Bursar.
(b) The Archchancellor.
(c) The Patrician.
(d) The Dean.

7. What color are the baskets the group finds inside the pyramid?
(a) Golden.
(b) Green.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Silver.

8. What kind of alcohol casks cause the barn that Bill Door was staying in to blow up?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Brandy.

9. What does the person Bill Door hires to destroy his scythe first try to destroy it with?
(a) Furnace.
(b) Spanner.
(c) Boiler.
(d) Fire.

10. Who does Death travel to the center of the universe to consult near the end of the book?
(a) The Auditors.
(b) The Dean.
(c) The Archchancellor.
(d) Azreal.

11. What does Death change his realm's landscape to at the end of the book?
(a) A river.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Corn fields.

12. Who does Bill Door say is the only person with a hot enough furnace for him to use to fulfill his goals?
(a) Schleppel.
(b) Ned Simnel.
(c) The Patrician.
(d) Windle Poons.

13. What does Bill Door reap for Miss Flitworth with his scythe?
(a) Corn
(b) Hay.
(c) Peas.
(d) Wheat.

14. Where does Death convene with the Auditors after taking back his role?
(a) Atop a mountain.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) Under the sea.
(d) In a building.

15. What does the new incarnation of Death wear that angers Bill Door?
(a) Bracelets.
(b) Rings.
(c) A crown.
(d) A necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wonders if the ants inside the pyramid have a queen?

2. How does Bill Door tell Miss Flitworth he saw her name engraved?

3. What does Bill Door tell Miss Flitworth he regrets when he realizes he is about to die?

4. Who falls into a basket when trolleys begin escaping through the city?

5. What is Bill Door and Miss Flitworth's discussion of ethics interrupted by?

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