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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 is a billybong?

2. What is the normal sheep shearing rate?

3. Who visits Rincewind after dinner?

4. What does Rincewind dig for?

5. What does Rincewind get served for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Rincewind come to after the earthquake forces him and Neilette to use Luggage and Trunkie as refuge?

2. What do the wizards experience and what is the result?

3. What few simple pleasures does Rincewind enjoy at the dry waterhole?

4. What does Fair-Go Dibbler try to sell Rincewind, and what is the lecture that Rincewind is given and by whom?

5. Where does Rincewind hide next, and what basic concept is he at first unable to comprehend?

6. What happens when the warden and the watchmen arrive at the Opera House?

7. What tales does Crocodile Dongo regale Rincewind with?

8. What does Rincewind notice about the Roo Beer poster and how does it help him during the sheep shearing contest?

9. What incident causes Rincewind to be incarcerated?

10. When the boat that the wizards are in comes apart, what do they do, and who is the only one to swim for shore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ails the Librarian? Why are the wizards unable to cure him? What changes does the Librarian go through? Which one lasts the longest? What is the biggest problem with the Librarian's illness?

Essay Topic 2

How is God/the Creator represented in this novel? What is unique about Mono Island and what God chooses to exist there? Which character almost becomes the right hand of this God and what changes his mind?

Essay Topic 3

What branch of 'science' is Stibbons currently studying? What is the underlying principle of this study? What is Ponder's goal? What is he willing to settle for if he is unable to accomplish it?

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