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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what street are the Ankh-Morpork Inquirer headquarters located?
(a) Gleam Street.
(b) Glory Street.
(c) Gloom Street.
(d) Grape Street.

2. What newspaper does William de Worde establish in the novel?
(a) The Ankh Tribune.
(b) The Morprk Herald.
(c) The Ankh Reporter.
(d) Ankh-Morpork Times.

3. Who is Foul Ole Ron's talking dog?
(a) Gaspode.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Misbegot.
(d) Boddony.

4. In the beginning of the novel, the dwarfs print 100 copies of William's newspaper and price each at ______.
(a) $0.10.
(b) $0.50.
(c) $0.75.
(d) $1.00.

5. When talking with Vimes at the Watch headquarters, William lets slip that he has not published the rumor about what creature on staff?
(a) A vampire.
(b) A werewolf.
(c) An Imp.
(d) A troll.

6. Where does Foul Ole Ron live?
(a) Along the Misbegot River.
(b) In Misbegot Cathedral.
(c) Under the Misbegot Bridge.
(d) Behind Misbegot Tower.

7. William agrees with his father that "lies could run around the world before the truth could" ___________.
(a) Become well known.
(b) Convince one person.
(c) Get its boots on.
(d) Get started.

8. According to William, letters prove that people want to believe _________.
(a) The lies.
(b) The worst.
(c) The truth.
(d) The best.

9. What character intent on suicide does the protagonist interview on a fourth-floor parapet?
(a) Sgt. Detritus.
(b) Ronnie Carney.
(c) Arthur Crank.
(d) Boddony.

10. Where did the Patrician's dog bite both Pin and Tulip?
(a) The neck.
(b) The arm.
(c) The ankle.
(d) The buttocks.

11. The author writes that one can cross the city of Ankh-Morpork underground with ___________.
(a) A boat.
(b) A system of tunnels.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A pickaxe.

12. Which member of the Misbegot Bridge Crew uses the loss of both legs to full advantage in bar fights?
(a) Tuttle Scrope.
(b) Arnold Sideways.
(c) Arthur Crank.
(d) Rufus Drumknott.

13. How much do Slant and Ronald Carney of the newly combined Guild of Engravers and Printers demand for a one-time shakedown fee from William?
(a) $3,500.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $7,500.

14. What creatures are small and heavily-bearded people who always dress in chain mail and iron helmets and carry battle axes?
(a) Imp.
(b) Troll.
(c) Dwarfs.
(d) Golem.

15. While at the Watch headquarters, what picture does Vimes give to William to publish in his paper?
(a) A duck.
(b) A river.
(c) A tree.
(d) Wuffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When talking with William at the Watch headquarters, Vimes lets slip that Vetinari and Drumknott are both _____________.

2. William adds a lost-and-found feature and hires a zombie named _________ to write obituaries.

3. The author writes in the beginning of the novel that William has always been troubled by the nature of _________.

4. What group of professionals who traditionally control all printing in Ankh-Morpork raise their rates three times in a year?

5. According to Vimes, Vetinari was found unconscious in the stables with how much money?

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