The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is Rincewind's former position?

2. Who is Death's butler?

3. What has Rincewind's arrival done?

4. Where do black and white figures appear to Rincewind?

5. What does Rincewind find under a rock?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is ailing the Librarian?

8. What is wrong with the Librarian that is causing Rincewind to be sought by the Unseen University?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What branch of 'science' is Stibbons currently studying? What is the underlying principle of this study? What is Ponder's goal? What is he willing to settle for if he is unable to accomplish it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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