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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 is Miss Flitworth reunited with after she dies?

2. What is the name of the world's largest diamond in the book?

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

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

5. Who appears and gives Windle Poons a note of a death prediction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instructions does Bill Door make after rescuing the little girl from a fire?

2. What favor does Windle Poons ask of Mrs. Cake before wandering off in the book?

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

4. How are city eggs first described?

5. What does Windle Poons decide about what it means for a city to be alive?

6. How is the inside of the pyramid described when Windle Poons and the others first enter it?

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

8. How does Bill Door race the combination harvester?

9. How is the combination harvester first described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's portrayal of money in the book. What might the author be saying about the nature of money based on Miss Flitworth's vast and wasted fortune seen at the end of the book?

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