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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ankh-Morpork's second newspaper?
(a) The Morprk Reporter.
(b) The Morprk Gazette.
(c) Ankh-Morpork Inquirer.
(d) The Ankh Reporter.

2. Vetinari, upon first arriving at William's office, has his fears allayed that the shed is not built on a crack in _________.
(a) Space-time.
(b) The cement.
(c) The soil.
(d) The worlds crust.

3. Who is on duty in the Oblong Office when William comes investigating the Patrician's alleged attempted murder?
(a) Detritus.
(b) Nobbs.
(c) Dinwiddie.
(d) Colon.

4. William and Sacharissa are interrupted in the beginning of the novel by a short and red-faced man who presents which possible story idea?
(a) A twenty pound tomato.
(b) A blind dog.
(c) A phallus-shaped carrot.
(d) A three legged goat.

5. Approximately how old is the Patrician's dog?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

6. What position does Duke Samuel Vimes hold with the Ankh-Morpork City Watch?
(a) General.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Admiral.
(d) Commander.

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

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

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

10. Who is Ankh-Morpork's most enterprisingly unsuccessful entrepreneur?
(a) Otto Chriek.
(b) Sgt. Detritus.
(c) Cut Me Own Throat (C.M.O.T.) Dibbler.
(d) Dr. A. A. Dinwiddie.

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

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

13. In a meeting with William, Vetinari wonders why normal people need ________.
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Books.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Bibles.

14. What do the small dog and figure wearing a strange and grubby coat and a brimmed hat in the beginning of the novel share?
(a) A beer.
(b) A sausage.
(c) Lasagna.
(d) A hamburger.

15. What is the name of the beloved pet of Lord Havelock Vetinari?
(a) Wuffles.
(b) Woody.
(c) Waffles.
(d) Wimpy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the novel's protagonist?

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

3. What was fired at the Patrician's dog, missing and lodging in the carpet, forming prime evidence?

4. While at the Watch headquarters, what picture does Vimes give to William to publish in his paper?

5. Williams claims when talking with Vimes that he is answerable to __________.

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