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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 Death say he had been doing when the wizards called him?

2. What does Belafon explain is keeping them up in the air?

3. What does the Chancellor, Galder, first see forming inside the magic fireball?

4. What is Twoflower doing in Death's house?

5. What attitude is Twoflower described as having when he interrupts the sacrifice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cohen explain about the Trolls?

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

3. Describe what happens to the Octavo after the sun light hits it?

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

5. What happens to the people that kidnap Cohen, Twoflower, and Bethan?

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

7. What are Rincewind and Twoflower arguing about in regards to the gnome, Swires?

8. Describe the cottage that is found.

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

10. What does Cohen do to the Luggage after escaping from the Troll's mouth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) What was the purpose of Lackjaw, the shopkeeper, and Belafon being introduced into the story with so much background and then not appearing again?

Part 2) Pick one of these characters to write a short story about. This story can take place either before or after the appearance of Rincewind, Twoflower, and or Cohen.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Explain the presence of Death.

Part 2) Speculate on why Death only talks in capital letters?

Part 3) Speculate on why Death shows up personally to take all wizards.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) After realizing that the small spheres were eggs what does the red sun represent and why?

Part 2) What was the Great A'Tuin most likely thinking that it was looking forward to?

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