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

2. Where does Death take Miss Flitworth near the end of the book?

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

4. What is the name of the town blacksmith?

5. How does Bill Door tell Miss Flitworth he saw her name engraved?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are city eggs first described?

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

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

6. How is the combination harvester first described?

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

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

9. What is the nature of Bill Door's request for Ned Simnel to destroy his scythe?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of mourning that is presented in the book. What impact does Death's first experience with mourning have on his outlook on life and what change does this exhibit in him?

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