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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. Who predicts Windle Poons' death in a letter given to him near the end of the book?

2. What does Bill Door believe the new incarnation of Death lacks?

3. Who does Windle Poons ask Mrs. Cake to look after for him when he is ready to die?

4. Who is Miss Flitworth reunited with after she dies?

5. What color are the baskets the group finds inside the pyramid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Windle Poons decide about what it means for a city to be alive?

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

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

4. What does Miss Flitworth do when Death reveals she is dead?

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

6. What does Windle Poons say he has learned about himself after dying at the end of the book?

7. How does Miss Flitworth learn that Bill Door is really Death?

8. What instructions does Bill Door make after rescuing the little girl from a fire?

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

10. Why can't Bill Door pick up his scythe when he becomes a ghost?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of the concept of hope in the book. How does Windle Poons' experience with undeath increase his perceptions of hope in regards to his feelings about his life?

Essay Topic 2

The scythe creates the opportunity for much symbolism in the book. Part 1.) What role does the scythe play in the destruction of the new persona of Death and what might this symbolize about the nature of this new persona? Part 2.) How does Death's scythe support his need to work hard? Part 3.) How does the author use the image of the scythe to represent death throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Death's incredible work ethic is shown throughout the book when he is both the persona of Death and Bill Door. Part 1.) How does Death's work ethic as Death compare to his work on Miss Flitworth's farm as a human? Part 2.) Why does Death feel a good work ethic is important? Part 3.) What is telling about the nature of Death based on his hard work ethic that is portrayed in the book?

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