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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 is everyone in town amazed at when they see the combination harvester work for the first time?

3. Where does Death convene with the Auditors after taking back his role?

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

5. Who begins racing the combination harvester the first time it is used?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Flitworth do when Death reveals she is dead?

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

3. What does Bill Door reveal to Miss Flitworth when she tells him her first name?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Windle Poons as a wizard to what he becomes when he is undead. How is Windle Poons able to grow more emotionally and find more fulfillment through his undeath and what might the author be saying about the importance of living a full life through his character?

Essay Topic 2

The scythe creates the opportunity for much symbolism in the book. Part 1.) What role does the scythe play in the destruction of the new persona of Death and what might this symbolize about the nature of this new persona? Part 2.) How does Death's scythe support his need to work hard? Part 3.) How does the author use the image of the scythe to represent death throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the symbolism that dance has in the book. What significance do the two dances, the Morris dance and the harvest dance, have in the portrayal of the circle of life in the book?

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