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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 the Troll legend say that they should do when Rincewind the wizard comes looking for onions?

2. What does the Troll explain is the reason they are dying out?

3. Why has Trymon always disapproved of stars?

4. What does Herrena say is the reason she wasn't cut out to be a wife?

5. What does Greyhald Spold, the oldest wizard alive, forget to put in his safety box designed to keep Death away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the words are all said correctly?

2. What does Twoflower explain about where he got the Luggage.

3. What does the Astronomer explain about the red star that has appeared?

4. What happens to Greyhald Spold, the oldest living wizard?

5. What does Cohen explain about his taste in women?

6. What are the suggestions thought of to get the wizards out of the room?

7. Describe what Rincewind finds when he first comes to Death's house.

8. What happens when Herrena gets them to the water's edge and summons the ferryman?

9. Describe the Octavo.

10. What do the people do after the Luggage eats the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Take a close look at Trymon's character. What were his attributes? What in his personality lead to his downfall?

Part 2) When the other wizards came to congratulate him why did he turn them to stone?

Part 3) What did it convey that the wizards wanted to congratulate Trymon even after he had locked them in the dungeon and taken the Octavo?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) What does it say about Rincewind that he did not look back at Death's house after Ysabell warned him not to? Did he seem to have any curiosity about it at all?

Part 2) What would you want to do with Death if you could visit his house?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Why did the horse people seem to respect Cohen so much?

Part 2) If you could pick any hero to be which one would you pick and why?

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