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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 Rincewind realize about the field the three travelers stop to rest in?

2. As the three travelers are resting in the field, who is watching the three men through the scrying glass?

3. Who does Hrun challenge to mortal combat?

4. As the ship begins to move down the rails for launch, how do the original pilots try to derail the ship?

5. Who challenges Rincewind to mortal combat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the captain of the ship that rescued Twoflower and Rincewind tell his men to get into the raft and set the ship on fire?

2. When Rincewind rescues Hrun's sword from the tree the sword is stuck in, what does the sword tell Rincewind?

3. According to the Loremaster, what must happen before a succession can occur?

4. How does the troll at the Edge of Discworld furnish his home and obtain most of his belongings?

5. Why do Rincewind and Twoflower seek refuge on the ship in Chapter 4?

6. What happens when Hrun tosses a coin into the air as the travelers are resting in the field?

7. What is the reward Goldeneyes has been promised for building the fish-shaped craft?

8. Why does the Lady not have a temple built in her honor?

9. As Death sits in his garden sharpening his scythe, why does Death no longer feel the need to chase Rincewind and Twoflower?

10. Why does Rincewind tell Twoflower not to worry about the Luggage when Twoflower assumes that the Luggage will be lost to him forever?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By the end of the story, Rincewind and Twoflower have been away from Ankh-Morpork for six months. How have both characters been changed from the beginning of the story? Provide specific examples. How has the relationship between these two men changed from the beginning of the story? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Chapter One begins with researchers trying to examine the Great A'Tuin in order to figure out how and why their universe was created.

a. Compare and contrast the main theories operating in Discworld as to the great turtle and what its purpose is.

b. How does the exploration of the universe's creation in the story parallel efforts in today's world to determine our world's creation?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, there are several characters who attempt to kill Rincewind.

a. Identify three characters who try to kill Rincewind. Describe the situation and how Rincewind escapes.

b. Compare and contrast the characters that try to kill Rincewind, as well as these characters' motivations.

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