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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. Where is the Unseen University?

2. Who are the patrons in this bar?

3. How was Rincewind sent there?

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

5. What mistake does she make?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Rincewind fair on typical days?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Mad tell Rincewind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What issue is the God on Mono Island attempting to overcome? What suggestions are made by the wizards? Who is tasked with explaining the process to the God?

Essay Topic 2

What ails the Librarian? Why are the wizards unable to cure him? What changes does the Librarian go through? Which one lasts the longest? What is the biggest problem with the Librarian's illness?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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