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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 Rincewind's arrival done?

2. What does Ponder Stibbons suggest?

3. What does Rincewind follow blindly?

4. What do the foraging wizards gather?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mad tell Rincewind?

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

5. What does Rincewind discover about the walls and rocks?

6. How does Rincewind fair on typical days?

7. Who does Rincewind meet after he naps, and what does he ask Rincewind to do?

8. What do the elders have a hard time grasping about their situation when Stibbons explains how they have gone backward in time?

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

10. What is strange about the watering hole that Rincewind falls into when he is running from Scrappy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although all the wizards don't have much to do with women sexually, they still express interest in Mrs. Whitlow. Why is this? Explain using quotes from the book their lack of association with women and the reasons for this.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What invention is responsible for the displacement of Rincewind? Why did this happen? Who created this invention? What is the reason that the wizards are so anxious to locate Rincewind? What information do the wizards require and why?

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