2. Who does Mort see a painting of when he enters the tavern?
(a) Wizard Cutwell.
(b) The four horsemen.
(c) Princess Keli.
(d) A picture of what people believe heaven to be.

3. What task does Death give Mort on Mort's first day after Mort admits that he wishes to know the secrets of the universe?
(a) Clean the kitchen.
(b) Shovel horse dung.
(c) Dig potatoes.
(d) Start studying Death's memoirs.

4. Who does Goodie leave directions with regarding her personal belongings?
(a) An imaginary friend.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her cat.
(d) Her apprentice.

5. What does Lezek say when Mort says he will be sure to write?
(a) He says it doesn't matter one way or the other.
(b) He says he is sure someone who can read it will happen by.
(c) He says it will make Mort's mother happy.
(d) He says it might be best to wait until he is secure in his position.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Death say he has done with Mort's father?

2. What does Lezek speculate might be one thing that people look at when choosing an apprentice?

3. Where does the abbot explain what he has might be called?

4. What shocks the patrons of the tavern when Mort leaves?

5. How much talent for horticulture is Mort as described as having?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Albert and Death as seen by Mort?

2. Describe Keli's meeting with the wizard.

3. What does Mort do while shoveling manure?

4. Describe what Mort asks Death for and what Death's response is.

5. Describe the conversation that Death and Mort have when Mort first explains that things didn't go as smoothly as they should have for the first three charges he was sent after.

6. What does Mort tell Ysabell about his trouble and what does she respond?

7. What do the men in the tavern notice about Mort?

8. Who is the first person that Mort is sent to attend to on his own and what happens?

9. Describe the difficulty that Keli soon finds that she is having?

10. What does Ysabell explain about her relationship with Death and her life there with him?

(see the answer keys)

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