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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 confession does Conina tell Nijel and Creosote?

2. Where does Rincewind reconnect with Conina?

3. On Conina, Nijel, and Rincewind's journey what does Creosote want to stop for?

4. What is the barbarian hero wearing that Rincewind questions?

5. Why does Conina go into the harem without a fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Luggage leave Rincewind and walk through the dessert? Where does he go?

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

3. What does Coin create from the egg?

4. 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?

5. How do Rincewind and Nijel escape the snake pit?

6. What is Creosote like when Rincewind and Conina first meet him?

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

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

9. What is Creosote's pavilion like?

10. How does Creosote join the brigade out to fight the evil sourcerer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the genie of the lamp differ from the traditional genies found in lamps in other literature? Why might Pratchett have created such a genie? Be specific when making the comparison.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe Pratchett's concept of Discworld. What holds it up? What surrounds its outside? What cities does it have? Who are its inhabitants. Why does the book say that there can be no map of Discworld?

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