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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. How many pints does Crocodile Dongo tell Rincewind he drank?

2. What does Stibbons yearn to create?

3. How does Neilette know Rincewind is a wizard?

4. What does Stibbons turn into?

5. What does Rincewind demand?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the effect of temporal displacement on Mrs. Whitlow, and how did those who saw her first respond?

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

4. What does Daggy offer Rincewind when he realizes that he is unable to cover the bet that they made?

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

6. What is at first lost and then returns to the wizards from the boat and how is this helpful to the wizards?

7. Where does a path lead Stibbons on Mono Island and what does he witness there?

8. How does Snowy make Rincewind suspect magic is being used?

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

10. What does Rincewind do when he wakes up and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Rincewind finds a place where he seems to belong, he doesn't stay there. Suggest reasons for this. Which characters come back from the earlier parts of the novels to attempt to convince him to stay? What kinds of lives do they offer him if he does so?

Essay Topic 2

What are the central themes of this novel? How does the author combine them? What do they all have in common? How does the author successfully bridge the gap between fantasy and reality for each theme?

Essay Topic 3

What invention is responsible for the displacement of Rincewind? Why did this happen? Who created this invention? What is the reason that the wizards are so anxious to locate Rincewind? What information do the wizards require and why?

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