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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 does Rincewind continue to find?

2. How do the horses manage to pull away from those who were chasing them?

3. Outside the pub, who wakes Rincewind?

4. What is Rincewind's former position?

5. Who are they being chased by?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the characteristics of most of the magicians and teachers of magic at the Unseen University, and who is the exception?

2. What does Scrappy tell Rincewind about the continent they are on?

3. What does Mad tell Rincewind?

4. What is Rincewind the Wizzard's greatest difficulty?

5. What is unusual about the graffiti that Rincewind sees everywhere?

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

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

8. How did Rincewind the Wizzard get lost on the largely mythical continent of Fourecks?

9. What is Rincewind surprised to see depicted, and what does Scrappy tell him?

10. What is the grandfather paradox and why don't the elders accept the basic principle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define some of the allusions made to food, music and movies made in the novel. How do these allusions relate to our world? How do these things play a role in the plot? Do they appear dropped in or as an essential part of the story? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Which characters are vital to the restoration of Fourecks? What roles do each of them play and where? How does the author manage to draw parallels between Fourecks and Earth? What are the similarities?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Rincewind overcomes the different challenges that he is faced with. Is he more of a hands on guy or would rather be helped along? Explain your answer.

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