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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 Mrs. Whitlow carrying when she comes?

2. What color is the ground?

3. What does Rincewind get served for dinner?

4. What warning does Stibbons give the wizards?

5. What does the head chef worry about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Rincewind hide next, and what basic concept is he at first unable to comprehend?

2. Where does Rincewind go when he is fleeing the watchmen?

3. How does Snowy make Rincewind suspect magic is being used?

4. What incident causes Rincewind to be incarcerated?

5. What few simple pleasures does Rincewind enjoy at the dry waterhole?

6. What does Fair-Go Dibbler try to sell Rincewind, and what is the lecture that Rincewind is given and by whom?

7. What happens when the warden and the watchmen arrive at the Opera House?

8. Where does a path lead Stibbons on Mono Island and what does he witness there?

9. What does Daggy offer Rincewind when he realizes that he is unable to cover the bet that they made?

10. What tales does Crocodile Dongo regale Rincewind with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Which characters are vital to the restoration of Fourecks? What roles do each of them play and where? How does the author manage to draw parallels between Fourecks and Earth? What are the similarities?

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