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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 did Death do that he does not consider stealing but redistributing that makes Albert furious?

2. Who does Susan and Bilious find all tied up in a room?

3. What does Susan see lying dead in the snow?

4. Who says that there is a limited amount of belief in the world?

5. Who wants to accompany Susan to find the teeth after she reads the life book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Susan talk to at Bier's? What does he tell her?

2. What is the strange memory that Bilious has about his manifestation into physical form?

3. What do the Auditors have to do and why?

4. Where does Teatime fall? What does he do?

5. What is the importance of the chase that Susan sees in the snowy forest?

6. What does the clipping sound remind Peachy of?

7. What is the renewal that occurs with the sunrise?

8. Describe the chase.

9. What is unusual about the librarian?

10. What does Susan discover about the heap of teeth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters experience fear from their nightmares. Describe Chickenwire's fears. Are they believable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the stories. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Hex is a thinking machine at the Unseen University. What is a thinking machine? What is considered human versus robotic or machine-like? Is Hex capable of feelings? Is Hex self-aware? Is Hex alive? Does Hex offer perfect computations expected of a highly functioning machine? Describe your opinion of Hex.

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