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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. Who are the patrons in this bar?

2. What does the Librarian wonder?

3. What does his Ooks try to make him understand?

4. What mistake does she make?

5. Who routinely fills empty ocean space on various worlds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rincewind notice on the walls and why are they odd?

2. Why does Mad not believe his grandfathers stories about rain?

3. What or who stalks Rincewind, and how does he respond?

4. What assertion is made about all tribal myths, including the one about the old man who carries the universe around in a leather bag, and what is that assertion dependent upon?

5. How does Rincewind fair on typical days?

6. What is ailing the Librarian?

7. Why are the magicians and the teachers of magic so determined to retrieve Rincewind the Wizzard from Fourecks?

8. What do the wizards manage to find in the way of food?

9. What does the Librarian wonder about?

10. How will Rincewind know that he has succeeded in saving the continent, and what claims does Rincewind make?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the water shortage to the point where it actually ran out. Speculate on Mr. Pratchett's intent with this plot twist. What did this event represent in the novel, in terms of literary devices and in regards to the overall plot?

Essay Topic 2

How many Creators are represented in this novel? Who are they? Where are they found? What is each one credited with creating and where?

Essay Topic 3

Who is most likely able to direct the wizards to Rincewind? What do they find when they go to his quarters? What chain of events is set in motion and what room does it all begin in? How do the wizards become stranded and where?

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