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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who predicts Windle Poons' death in a letter given to him near the end of the book?
(a) Ixolite.
(b) Azrael.
(c) Miss Flitworth.
(d) Ludmilla.

2. What color marble does Ludmilla find under the pyramid?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Orange.
(d) Purple.

3. What kind of music begins playing from inside the pyramid?
(a) Sad.
(b) Tuneless.
(c) Angry.
(d) Loud.

4. Who does Death travel to the center of the universe to consult near the end of the book?
(a) The Archchancellor.
(b) Azreal.
(c) The Dean.
(d) The Auditors.

5. What does Bill Door mistake as the new incarnation of Death, in the cornfield?
(a) A broom.
(b) The combination harvester covered in a tarp.
(c) A scarecrow.
(d) Miss Flitworth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of alcohol casks cause the barn that Bill Door was staying in to blow up?

2. Who stays behind in the room and struggles against pink tubing so others can escape?

3. Who begins racing the combination harvester the first time it is used?

4. Who does Bill Door say is the only person with a hot enough furnace for him to use to fulfill his goals?

5. What does Bill Door become when his lifetimer is empty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the leaflets Windle Poons finds coming from the top of the pyramid?

2. How does Archchancellor Ridcully defeat a living compost heap in the book?

3. What favor does Windle Poons ask of Mrs. Cake before wandering off in the book?

4. What is in Miss Flitworth's three chests she keeps on her dresser?

5. What does Bill Door reveal to Miss Flitworth when she tells him her first name?

6. How is Death's visit to a flower shop described?

7. How does Bill Door race the combination harvester?

8. What does Bill Door tell Miss Flitworth about the nature of borrowed time?

9. How does Bill Door feel about the person who replaced him as the persona of Death?

10. How do the wizards react when the trolleys begin increasing in number?

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