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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 name of the wife of the male vampire at the Fresh Start Club?

2. What is the name of the river Windle Poons jumps into after becoming undead?

3. How long do Bill Door and Miss Flitworth sit in silence when he visits her in her parlor?

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

5. Who does the medium decide to ask for help after discovering the reason for the poltergeist activity in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator compare two experiences of life with mayflies and pine trees?

2. How is Windle Poons' death described in the book?

3. How does Bill Door react after Miss Flitworth asks him to help her kill rats and a chicken?

4. What happens when Windle Poons goes into the Shades?

5. What happens when one of the Auditors of Reality refers to himself as I at the beginning of the book?

6. How is Bill Door first accepted around town after moving there?

7. How is the Morris dance first described?

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

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

10. How does Bill Door use the scythe to cut Miss Fitworth's grass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of the concept of reality in the book. How is the natural portrayal of reality skewed in the book and what factors lead to this alteration in reality?

Essay Topic 2

Humanity is a theme examined throughout the book, especially when compared to the lives of wizards and other paranormal beings. Part 1.) How is humanity put to test in the novel from the invasion of the city eggs? Part 2.) How is Windle Poons' opinion of humanity changed after he becomes undead? Part 3.) What lessons does Death learn about humanity while living as Bill Door?

Essay Topic 3

After experiencing the life of the undead, Windle Poons realizes what it means to truly live. Part 1.) What might the author be saying about many people's tendency to take life for granted based on Windle's experience in the book? Part 2.) What impact does living life as Bill Door have on Death's desire to have a life outside of his persona? Part 3.) What appears to be the author's overall message regarding the important things in life?

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