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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 Twoflower doing in Death's house?

2. What kind of house does Swires take them too?

3. What does Cohen say he hates?

4. What does Cohen say he preferred in a woman when he was much much younger just starting out?

5. What is explained about the men riding with Herrena the Henna-Haired Harridan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the people in the city explain that they are burning all magical books?

2. What happens to Rincewind when he is first in the forest?

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

4. What happens when Rincewind and the others gets to the Horse People and the old woman who is a necromancer?

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

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

7. What does the group find when they enter the city?

8. When Trymon calls a meeting what does he explain he has done in order to locate Rincewind and what is the reaction to this decision?

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

10. What are the barbarian chieftain and the greatest hero in Discworld discussing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) From what is seen in the story speculate on what changed in Rincewind after his time with Twoflower.

Part 2) What else in the story does Twoflower seem to change? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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