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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 gives Mrs. Cake the brush-off when she shows up at the university looking for help?

2. What is the name of Death's loyal human assistant?

3. What does Bill Door have trouble grasping when trying to appear human?

4. Where does the wizard who dies at the beginning of the book wake up after dying?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the wizards bury Windle Poons at a crossroad?

2. How does the narrator describe how the persona of Death was created?

3. What does the gray robes that the wizards conjure tell them about Death?

4. How do the wizards try to attack Windle Poons after he comes back from the dead?

5. How does Senior Wrangler try and investigate the inanimate object appearing in Discworld?

6. What does Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler tell Sergeant Colon is happening in his cellar?

7. What does Bill Door do to Miss Flitworth's clock while visiting with her?

8. What does the narrator explain is the repercussion of the absence of death?

9. What happens when Windle Poons realizes Schleppel followed him home after the Fresh Start Club meeting?

10. How does Bill Door react when Miss Flitworth tells him to save a little girl from a fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of sacrifice in the book. What impact does Miss Flitworth's sacrifice of her lifetimer sand have on Bill Door/Death's humanization in the book, and why is this act so significant to him?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's portrayal of class in the book. How does the author portray the undead characters in the book as a lesser class than humans, wizards and other characters and what deeper meaning might he wish for you to gain from this presentation?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of mourning that is presented in the book. What impact does Death's first experience with mourning have on his outlook on life and what change does this exhibit in him?

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