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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 Cohen explain that Twoflower is if he has lots of money?

2. What does the greatest hero in Discworld NOT answer when he is asked what is it that a man may call the greatest things in life?

3. What had been happening to the city last time Twoflower and Rincewind had seen it?

4. Why has Trymon always disapproved of stars?

5. What does Rincewind smell while on the rock?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Cohen's reaction to the thought that people were burning books.

2. Explain the conversation that Cohen and Rincewind have after Cohen announces that he and Bethan are going to get married.

3. What does the shopkeeper explain is the reason he runs the shop?

4. What happens after the eight wizards unlock the Octavo?

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

6. Explain what happens when Cohen and Lackjaw happen to find the Luggage.

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

8. What happens once Rincewind, Bethan, and Cohen are in the dungeon?

9. Why do the Trolls tell Rincewind is happening to them?

10. Describe how the shop looks when Bethan, Twoflower, and Rincewind first enter.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Part 1) What was significant about the Octavo being able to talk to Rincewind?

Part 2) What does it imply that the book was a plain black book once the spells were in Trymon?

Part 3) What did the Octavo represent for Trymon? What did it represent for Rincewind?

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