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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pink, talking poodle does Williams follow from the bridge to the stinking hideaway beneath when looking for Wuffles?
(a) Ole Foul Ron.
(b) Sgt. Angua.
(c) Mustrum Ridcully.
(d) Trixiebelle.

2. After the destruction of the printing press, William considers he cannot afford another because he still owes money to whom?
(a) Gunilla.
(b) Sacharissa.
(c) Otto.
(d) Harry King.

3. How much money does William give his father to repay him for raising and educating him?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $40,000.

4. William offers a reward of how much for the Patrician's dog, figuring that he might need to be on the Watch's good side?
(a) $25.
(b) $100.
(c) $50.
(d) $75.

5. In Biers Bar, Pin and a poorly coordinated Tulip retreat from a deadly standoff with which being?
(a) A drunkard.
(b) A troll.
(c) A vampire.
(d) A half-werewolf.

6. When was Terry Pratchett born?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1948.

7. What explodes, leading to the destruction of William's print shed?
(a) Old paint tins.
(b) The print machine.
(c) The roof.
(d) The oil tiles.

8. An old priest interrupts the incognito Pin and Tulip and gets into a discussion with Tulip about ___________.
(a) A silver candlestick.
(b) A wooden bowl.
(c) A golden spoon.
(d) A sacred book.

9. William conducts a formal interview with Wuffles that is translated by whom?
(a) Deep Bone.
(b) Mustrum Ridcully.
(c) Trixiebelle.
(d) Sgt. Angua.

10. What does William imply to Vimes that Scrope's business is actually manufacturing?
(a) Sex toys.
(b) Guns.
(c) Bombs.
(d) Hats.

11. As Wuffles attacks Pin in the print shed at the end of the novel, a crossbow misfire hits what object?
(a) An oil lamp.
(b) A chair.
(c) A vase.
(d) A painting.

12. Death shows Tulip an arc of ___________, representing the lives that he and Pin have shortened?
(a) Rainbows.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Hourglasses.
(d) Shadows.

13. Who is an enormous, pink, and thin-haired man who dresses in shirtsleeves and constantly smokes a huge cigar to protect him from the odors of his profession?
(a) Wuffles.
(b) Deep Bone.
(c) Harry King.
(d) Ole Foul Ron.

14. What does the enormous nun do with the terriers brought for the reward by the crowd to the Times?
(a) Shoots them.
(b) Takes them to the vet.
(c) Takes them home.
(d) Puts them in a bag.

15. Who is the head of the Assassins' Guild?
(a) Otto.
(b) Scrope.
(c) Macleduff.
(d) Mr. Downey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Late in the novel, what drives Mr. Pin to see ghosts of past victims?

2. Where is the Temple of Om?

3. Near the end of the novel, William returns from comfortable, protective custody to find that Slant has beaten whom?

4. What character is a psychotic taken over by eight personalities who switch dominance at five-minute intervals?

5. What do Pin and Tulip do with the bag of dogs after escaping the Times headquarters?

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