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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 do Conina, Rincewind, and Nijel do when the wizards respond to Abrim and the hat?

2. According to the story, how does the shape of DNA come about?

3. What place in Al Khali are Rincewind and Conina taken?

4. Why does Conina go into the harem without a fight?

5. What challenge does Abrim with the hat give to the wizards?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Rincewind meet in the snake pit, and what is he like?

2. What does RIncewind insist on doing once the hat kills his first wizard?

3. How does Rincewind arrive in the snake pit?

4. While sitting on the magic carpet alone over the city, what conclusion does Rincewind come to about himself and the war?

5. How does Creosote join the brigade out to fight the evil sourcerer?

6. How does RIncewind respond to Nijel when Nijel tells him to stop being a wizard?

7. Who has the Magnificent Hat chosen to use in its battle against the sourcerer, and how will it battle?

8. What does Conina tell Rincewind about her stay in the harem?

9. Why does RIncewind fight the group about using the magic carpet?

10. What explanation does Rincewind give Conina and Nijel of the Mage Wars?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Death play in the novel? What about him is typical of the Death character as seen in other literature, and what is different?

Essay Topic 2

How is RIncewind the hero of the tale?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Coin and his father and explain its effects on the plot of the story.

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