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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 can't the wizards use magic in the Library?

2. What are the Mage Wars?

3. What is the floor of the new University made from?

4. At the tower, who steps out of the archway with the Archchancellor's hat on?

5. What does Creosote suggest that Rincewind, Conina, and Nijel use to escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does RIncewind insist on doing once the hat kills his first wizard?

2. What is Creosote's treasury room like?

3. Why does RIncewind fight the group about using the magic carpet?

4. What becomes of Spelter and why?

5. What do the wizards do at Creosote's palace that so disturbs Rincewind, and how does he react when Nijel does not stop talking about it?

6. What are the six wizards sent to the library for and how do they handle their task?

7. How does RIncewind respond to Nijel when Nijel tells him to stop being a wizard?

8. While sitting on the magic carpet alone over the city, what conclusion does Rincewind come to about himself and the war?

9. How is Nijel's rescue of Conina so not barbaric?

10. What happens to Rincewind on the night that he, Conina, Nijel, and Creosote make camp on the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What changes does Coin bring to Ankh-Morpork from the moment that he arrives to the moment that he leaves? What destruction has been caused because of these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Conina's character is both humorous and strong. In what way is her character humorous? How does this contrast to her strengths?

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