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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 constant does the Librarian maintain?

2. What is Stibbons currently studying?

3. What is the Last Continent going to deal with?

4. What makes Stibbons believe that they have gone back in time?

5. Who does Rincewind realize is stalking him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ailing the Librarian?

2. How do the wizards become stranded on Mono Island?

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

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

5. What is pursuing Rincewind and Mad and how does Mad manage to pull away from them?

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

7. How does Rincewind fair on typical days?

8. What appears out of the burning marsh and why?

9. What does Stibbons observe on Mono Island, and what conclusions does he draw from this observation?

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

What politically incorrect references are sprinkled throughout the novel? What do these references indicate about the author, if anything? Are they overall offensive or simply humorous? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Although Rincewind finds a place where he seems to belong, he doesn't stay there. Suggest reasons for this. Which characters come back from the earlier parts of the novels to attempt to convince him to stay? What kinds of lives do they offer him if he does so?

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