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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. Who is being honored?
2. What happens to Rincewind after he witnesses this event?
3. What does the Librarian turn into when trying to help Mrs. Whitlow?
4. What does the hostility of the wizards attract?
5. What chases Mrs. Whitlow to shore?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rincewind do when he wakes up and why?
2. What does Daggy offer Rincewind when he realizes that he is unable to cover the bet that they made?
3. Why do the wizards question Stibbons' intentions on Mono Island and what do they hope he might accomplish?
4. What do the wizards experience and what is the result?
5. What is at first lost and then returns to the wizards from the boat and how is this helpful to the wizards?
6. What does Rincewind notice about the Roo Beer poster and how does it help him during the sheep shearing contest?
7. What was the effect of temporal displacement on Mrs. Whitlow, and how did those who saw her first respond?
8. What does Fair-Go Dibbler try to sell Rincewind, and what is the lecture that Rincewind is given and by whom?
9. Where does a path lead Stibbons on Mono Island and what does he witness there?
10. What does Stibbons consequently learn that makes him change his mind about staying with the God on Mono Island to create new life forms?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the water shortage to the point where it actually ran out. Speculate on Mr. Pratchett's intent with this plot twist. What did this event represent in the novel, in terms of literary devices and in regards to the overall plot?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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