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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 has Creosote fed to Rincewind when Rincewind and Conina first meet him?

2. Where did Luggage awake after he leaves Rincewind?

3. What confession does Conina tell Nijel and Creosote?

4. What does Spelter reach for to attack his attacker in the kitchen of the old University?

5. When Nijel won't stop talking about the wizards' destruction in the tower, what does Rincewind do to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Rincewind meet in the snake pit, and what is he like?

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

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

5. What does Conina tell Rincewind about her stay in the harem?

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

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

8. How do Conina and Nijel react upon meeting each other, and what do they say to Rincewind?

9. What does Coin create from the egg?

10. What explanation does Rincewind give Conina and Nijel of the Mage Wars?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character of Creosote is round yet static. Explain how Creosote is described using both direct and indirect characterization.

Essay Topic 2

"It is a well-known established fact throughout the many-dimensional worlds of the multiverse that most really great discoveries are owed to one brief moment of inspiration." Explain Terry Pratchett's philosophy in regard to this quote and how the great discovery did or did not work in Discworld.

Essay Topic 3

War, Famine, and Pestilence are personified in the novel. What is their role in the novel? Why does Pratchett personify them?

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