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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What citizen of Ankh-Morpork regularly brings to the office of the Ankh-Morpork Times oddly-shaped vegetables that he has grown?
(a) Harry King.
(b) Arthur Crank.
(c) Mr. Wintler.
(d) Tuttle Scrope.

2. The Ankh-Morpork Inquirer's first issue headlines a woman giving birth to what?
(a) A cobra.
(b) A horse.
(c) An otter.
(d) A bird.

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

4. William adds a lost-and-found feature and hires a zombie named _________ to write obituaries.
(a) Mr. Bendy.
(b) Mr. Bartrand.
(c) Mr. Bobo.
(d) Mr. Bubbly.

5. What unimaginative member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch was born above the snow line on a distant mountain and never saw a human until he was five?
(a) Sgt. Angua.
(b) Sgt. Fred Colon.
(c) Sgt. Detritus.
(d) Cpl. Nobby Nobbs.

6. 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.

7. What refers to a group of Ankh-Morpork notables devoted to saving the city from oblivion?
(a) Committee to Unelect the Patrician.
(b) Council to Impeach the Patrician.
(c) Council to Unelect the Patrician.
(d) Committee to Impeach the Patrician.

8. Who owns the establishment named the Bucket?
(a) Mr. Sausage.
(b) Mr. Wine.
(c) Mr. Cheese.
(d) Mr. Cracker.

9. Who is the head of the forensic unit at the City Watch?
(a) Igor.
(b) Otto.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Harry.

10. Sacharissa's first story for William's paper is about what competition?
(a) The Dolly Sisters Sweet Potato Caserole Competition.
(b) The Swanson Sweet Potato Bakeoff.
(c) The Dolly Sisters Baking and Flower Circle Annual Competition.
(d) The Mystery Meat Pizza Soiree.

11. How much money do Pin and Tulip offer a clothes seller to impersonate the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $25,000.

12. The author writes in the beginning of the novel that William has always been troubled by the nature of _________.
(a) Love.
(b) Death.
(c) Truth.
(d) Life.

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

14. What does Vetinari claim most normal people crave instead of actual news?
(a) "Stories."
(b) "Accounts."
(c) "Tales."
(d) "Olds."

15. What is a wahoonie?
(a) An animal.
(b) A vehicle.
(c) A race.
(d) A vegetable.

Short Answer Questions

1. When talking with Vimes at the Watch headquarters, William suggests that the peppermint at the crime scene may have been used to thwart what creature?

2. Vetinari, upon first arriving at William's office, has his fears allayed that the shed is not built on a crack in _________.

3. Whom does William see crawling in the shadows at the Watch headquarters when he is meeting with Vimes?

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

5. Rumors arise in the beginning of the novel that dwarfs are able to turn __________into gold.

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