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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. Which of the following demands does Bill Door NOT make regarding a little girl, after he saves her from a fire?

2. Where does Death visit that he has trouble keeping anything alive that he buys?

3. Who does Windle Poons ask Mrs. Cake to allow to come with him on an investigation?

4. What does Bill Door tell Miss Flitworth that borrowed time is when he tells her he is also living on it?

5. Who does Death travel to the center of the universe to consult near the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Miss Flitworth and Bill Door try to save their harvest during a hailstorm?

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

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

6. How does Windle Poons break into the library of the Unseen University?

7. How does Schleppel help people escape the pink tubing in the book?

8. What is the nature of Bill Door's request for Ned Simnel to destroy his scythe?

9. How is the inside of the pyramid described when Windle Poons and the others first enter it?

10. How is Mrs. Cake's séance with One-Man-Bucket described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Humanity is a theme examined throughout the book, especially when compared to the lives of wizards and other paranormal beings. Part 1.) How is humanity put to test in the novel from the invasion of the city eggs? Part 2.) How is Windle Poons' opinion of humanity changed after he becomes undead? Part 3.) What lessons does Death learn about humanity while living as Bill Door?

Essay Topic 2

From the beginning of the book, the author presents an element of fantasy in the scenery and characters in the book. Part 1.) How do the book's characters create a tone of fantasy? Part 2.) What elements would have been impossible without the element of fantasy? Part 3.) How does the author take advantage of fantasy when using symbolic morals to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of the concept of dreams in the book. How does the author use Bill Door's dream about his death to foreshadow and carry the story along, and what purpose might he have for doing this?

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