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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 room does Windle Poons break into at the Unseen University?

2. What does the Archchancellor use to defeat a moving compost?

3. What does Mrs. Cake say there is an imbalance in life force between?

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

5. What is the small piece of Death that escapes and survives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Bill Door become Death once again?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the concept of principles that is presented in the book. How does Death's principles define him even in his human form as Bill Door, and what does this suggest about the nature of his character?

Essay Topic 2

Death's incredible work ethic is shown throughout the book when he is both the persona of Death and Bill Door. Part 1.) How does Death's work ethic as Death compare to his work on Miss Flitworth's farm as a human? Part 2.) Why does Death feel a good work ethic is important? Part 3.) What is telling about the nature of Death based on his hard work ethic that is portrayed in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of sacrifice in the book. What impact does Miss Flitworth's sacrifice of her lifetimer sand have on Bill Door/Death's humanization in the book, and why is this act so significant to him?

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