1. What name does Death select as his alias? (First and last name)
Answer: Bill Door
Poor old Death.
2. What is Miss Flitworth's first name?
Answer: Renata
Angua is a member of Ankh-Morpork City Watch and doesn't appear in this book. Esmerelda is the first name of the Lancre witch Granny Weatherwax (also not in this book) and Ludmilla is, in fact, only "human" for three weeks out of four. For the fourth week she's a wolfwoman.
3. Which of the Unseen University wizards chooses to wrap a piece of ripped robe around his forehead and yell "Bonsai"?
Answer: the Dean
The Dean is also the one who suggests yelling out "Yo!", and continues to throughout the book - until, of course, the Archchancellor threatens to do some very cruel things to him if he says "Yo!" again (later also banning the word "Yee-haw").
4. Who are the different members of the Fresh Start Club?
Mrs Cake is feared by most Ankh-Morporkian religious establishments; there is no such person called "Renata von Uberwald"; Ysabell is Death's adopted daughter; Hughnon Ridcully is Mustrum Ridcully's brother; Angua has already been mentioned as a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch and Gytha Ogg is another Lancre witch.
5. On the continent of Xxxx, what do the wizards that wear hats with corks hanging off them live on?
Answer: Prawns
This would not be one of the easiest questions. The continent of Xxxx (or Fourecks) is one of the main settings of the Discworld book "The Last Continent".
6. What does Death suggest the Death of Rats have as his steed?
Answer: Dog
The Death of Rats does, in fact, end up riding a raven.
7. What is the second form the "city eggs" take?
Answer: Silver baskets on wheels
Apparently, the "city eggs" firstly become something you would want to keep, and then something that would be useful.
8. What is "essence of spikkle, mixed with oatmeal" used for?
Answer: Killing rats
The rats died; the Death of Rats appeared.
9. Why was Windle Poons warned not to accept any of Sister Drull's meat patties?
Answer: Sister Drull wasn't a very good cook
Windle originally thought that he shouldn't eat the patties because they were made out of human flesh. Sister Drull is a ghoul.
10. In this book, "Reaper Man", who is the current Patrician of Ankh-Morpork?
Answer: Lord Vetinari
Lord Vetinari is probably the best Patrician Ankh-Morpork has ever had, considering his predecessor was referred to as "Mad Lord Snapcase".
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