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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 get served for dinner?
2. What happens to Rincewind after he witnesses this event?
3. What does Rincewind witness?
4. What is Rincewind asked to do while he waits for morning?
5. What does the old black man do that amuses the Bursar?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Daggy offer Rincewind when he realizes that he is unable to cover the bet that they made?
2. What incident causes Rincewind to be incarcerated?
3. What conclusion does Rincewind come to after the earthquake forces him and Neilette to use Luggage and Trunkie as refuge?
4. As Stibbons wakes up, what vague visions does he have, what does he believe is the fate of the ohter wizards and who is the only wizard who appears to have enjoyed the sensation?
5. Where does Rincewind go when he is fleeing the watchmen?
6. What happens when the warden and the watchmen arrive at the Opera House?
7. What few simple pleasures does Rincewind enjoy at the dry waterhole?
8. What does Fair-Go Dibbler try to sell Rincewind, and what is the lecture that Rincewind is given and by whom?
9. What do the wizards experience other than becoming the age of children?
10. How does Snowy make Rincewind suspect magic is being used?
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
What colloquial references are made to the people of Australia? How did this add to the set and setting of the novel? Could other cultural references have been to no detriment of the overall plot? Explain.
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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