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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. Whose curse words first turn into small flying creatures?

2. What does Bill Door explain that the little girl he saved from a fire is living on?

3. Which of the following things does not happen after pink tubing begins erupting from the ceiling?

4. What kind of alcohol casks cause the barn that Bill Door was staying in to blow up?

5. What color marble does Ludmilla find under the pyramid?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Windle Poons break into the library of the Unseen University?

2. How does Death retrieve the Fear of Offer diamond?

3. What happens after Arthur removes a black disc from the ceiling of the pyramid?

4. How do the wizards react when the trolleys begin increasing in number?

5. What does Windle Poons say he has learned about himself after dying at the end of the book?

6. How does Archchancellor Ridcully defeat a living compost heap in the book?

7. How does Bill Door become Death once again?

8. Why can't Bill Door pick up his scythe when he becomes a ghost?

9. How is Death's visit to a flower shop described?

10. How does Bill Door feel about the person who replaced him as the persona of Death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death's incredible work ethic is shown throughout the book when he is both the persona of Death and Bill Door. Part 1.) How does Death's work ethic as Death compare to his work on Miss Flitworth's farm as a human? Part 2.) Why does Death feel a good work ethic is important? Part 3.) What is telling about the nature of Death based on his hard work ethic that is portrayed in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the portrayal of friendship in the book. What impact does the formation of friendship have on Windle Poons and Bill Door, and what might the author be saying about the importance of forming friendships based on the portrayal of these characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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