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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 do the townsfolk refer to Bill Door as?

2. What is the name of the university discussed in the book?

3. What does Windle find the gardener at the Unseen University using instead of a wheelbarrow?

4. What is the name of the spirit friend the medium contacts to find out why the poltergeist activity is occurring?

5. What does the Archchancellor scold Windle Poons for his lack of when trying to make him die again?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the nature of Lupine's character first described in the book?

2. How are the wizards almost injured by a chandelier 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. How is Windle Poons' first suicide attempt described?

6. How does the gardener, Modo, react when Windle Poons comes out of his grave?

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

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

9. How is Windle Poons described after the wizards bury him in a coffin while undead?

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

Compare and contrast the author's portrayal of man versus machine in the book. What does man possess that allows him to overcome machines despite often being overcome by them?

Essay Topic 2

From the beginning of the book, the author presents an element of fantasy in the scenery and characters in the book. Part 1.) How do the book's characters create a tone of fantasy? Part 2.) What elements would have been impossible without the element of fantasy? Part 3.) How does the author take advantage of fantasy when using symbolic morals to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of principles that is presented in the book. How does Death's principles define him even in his human form as Bill Door, and what does this suggest about the nature of his character?

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