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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 does Windle Poons ask Mrs. Cake to look after for him when he is ready to die?

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

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

4. Who wonders if the ants inside the pyramid have a queen?

5. Who appears on an old mountain range just after Miss Flitworth learns she has died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do Miss Flitworth and Bill Door try to save their harvest during a hailstorm?

6. How is Mrs. Cake's séance with One-Man-Bucket described?

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

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

9. What does Bill Door tell Miss Flitworth about the nature of borrowed time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of death is the leading theme in the book's overall message to readers. Part 1.) What can we learn about the nature of how others perceive death based on the narrator's suggestion that is created by our feelings toward it? Part 2.) How does Death's escape into the world as Bill Door suggest flaws in our perceptions of the nature of death? Part 3.) How can it be argued that death is the central theme found in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the author's portrayal of class in the book. How does the author portray the undead characters in the book as a lesser class than humans, wizards and other characters and what deeper meaning might he wish for you to gain from this presentation?

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