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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What granddaughter of an engraver, whose services William de Worde uses while publishing his newsletter, confronts William when he begins using dwarf printers for his expanding work?
(a) Gunilla Goodmountain.
(b) Sacharissa Cripslock.
(c) Mrs. Eucrasia Arcanum.
(d) Wuffles.

4. Who is the first woman to join the Ankh-Morpork City Watch?
(a) Sgt. Amelia von Ãœberwald.
(b) Sgt. Angela von Ãœberwald.
(c) Sgt. Angua von Ãœberwald.
(d) Sgt. Aurora von Ãœberwald.

5. When talking with William, the head of the forensic unit of the City Watch lets slip that the jailed Patrician has suffered what event?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) A blow to the head.
(c) A broken leg.
(d) Internal bleeding.

6. What is the biggest city on Discworld?
(a) The City of Trolls.
(b) Orcopolis.
(c) Ankh-Morpork.
(d) Trollville.

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

8. Who is the proprietress of a Lodging House for Respectable Working Men?
(a) Mrs. Eucrasia Arcanum.
(b) Gunilla Goodmountain.
(c) Ronnie Carney.
(d) Boddony.

9. What does Tulip's apron say when he takes a barbecue set?
(a) "Love the Cook!"
(b) "Kill the Cook!"
(c) "Kiss the Cook!"
(d) "Hate the Cook!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the small dog and figure wearing a strange and grubby coat and a brimmed hat in the beginning of the novel share?

2. What is the name of the Ankh-Morpork police force?

3. What creatures are small and heavily-bearded people who always dress in chain mail and iron helmets and carry battle axes?

4. The crime scene at the Oblong Office reeks of what smell?

5. What is Ankh-Morpork's second newspaper?

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