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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 sees the new incarnation of Death, along with Bill Door, for the first time?

2. What does the person Bill Door hires to destroy his scythe first try to destroy it with?

3. Who does Windle Poons ask Mrs. Cake to allow to come with him on an investigation?

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

5. What does Bill Door flee into after his lifetimer empties?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Cake tell Windle Poons about the imbalance of life force between the present world and the astral?

2. What is the nature of the leaflets Windle Poons finds coming from the top of the pyramid?

3. How does Miss Flitworth learn that Bill Door is really Death?

4. What is in Miss Flitworth's three chests she keeps on her dresser?

5. How are city eggs first described?

6. How is the combination harvester first described?

7. How is Death and Miss Flitworth's dancing at the harvest dance described?

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

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

10. How does Schleppel help people escape the pink tubing in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Discuss the portrayal of the concept of hope in the book. How does Windle Poons' experience with undeath increase his perceptions of hope in regards to his feelings about his life?

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