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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bleak and spartan boarding school in Ankh-Morpork is the protagonist's alma mater?
(a) Hugglesfield.
(b) Hugglestones.
(c) Hugglesworth.
(d) Huggletown.

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

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

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

5. Vetinari is shocked to read the Times' report of how many people being hurt in a brawl?
(a) 33.
(b) 12.
(c) 44.
(d) 56.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the Misbegot Bridge Crew uses the loss of both legs to full advantage in bar fights?

2. When talking with William, the head of the forensic unit of the City Watch lets slip that the jailed Patrician has suffered what event?

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

4. What job does William give to Sacharissa Crisplock to placate her in the beginning of the novel?

5. Who is the head of the forensic unit at the City Watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is William's reaction to the outselling of the Times in pages 32-64? How has his audience changed?

2. What effect does the iconograph machine have on Otto? How does the iconographer work?

3. Describe the narrative style of The Truth. What stylistic elements depart from traditional format?

4. How are Tulip and Pin described in the narrative? What was Pratchett's inspiration for the characters?

5. What shortcoming do the editors find a solution in with Otto Chriek?

6. What does the Ankh-Morpork Inquirer do in an attempt to shut down the Times in pages 98-126?

7. How is the theme of racism illustrated through William's hiring Otto Chriek?

8. How is William's relationship with his father described in the novel? How does William's education relate to his occupation?

9. What happens when William interviews Arthur Crank?

10. What news opens the novel The Truth? Who records this news?

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