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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. Why is Ipslore so angry at the wizards in the opening of the story?

2. What has the Librarian been turned into?

3. What profession does Conina wish to pursue?

4. What does Coin want all wizards to gather for?

5. What warning is Rincewind given?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Luggage made of and how does it feel about its master?

2. What does Conina tell Rincewind about her father and herself?

3. What happens with Coin's first encounter with the wizards?

4. Explain how the sourcerer came to be.

5. How does the Magnificent Hat convince Conina and Rincewind to get on the boat and go far from the Unseen University?

6. What does the Magnificent Hat tell Rincewind and Conina that they must do?

7. What happens to the Magnificent Hat which was intended for the new Archchancellor?

8. What is the new magic like at the Unseen University now that the sourcerer is there?

9. Who is Conina's father and what is Conina best at doing? What does she want to be?

10. What does Coin first create when he challenges Billias?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the hat to Carding. What causes do they set out for? Is either one of them all good or all evil? How do they add to the conflicts in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Coin and his father and explain its effects on the plot of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the theme of lust for power, and show how it affects the story line.

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