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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. While at the Watch headquarters, what picture does Vimes give to William to publish in his paper?
(a) Wuffles.
(b) A duck.
(c) A tree.
(d) A river.

2. After William leaves the Watch headquarters, Angua warns Vimes not to underestimate William's powers of ___________.
(a) Observation.
(b) Persuasion.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Meditation.

3. What group of professionals who traditionally control all printing in Ankh-Morpork raise their rates three times in a year?
(a) The Guild of Engravers.
(b) The Guild of Etchers.
(c) The Guild of Carvers.
(d) The Guild of Printers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. William agrees with his father that "lies could run around the world before the truth could" ___________.

2. What is the name of the beloved pet of Lord Havelock Vetinari?

3. What does Tulip's apron say when he takes a barbecue set?

4. What character is about 34 years old, skinny, smelly, and chain smokes without exhaling?

5. When talking with William at the Watch headquarters, Vimes lets slip that Vetinari and Drumknott are both _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Patrician and William meet? How do they differ on the value of letters?

2. What does the rumor of the Patrician murdering his secretary turn out to be?

3. What obstructions does the Guild of Engravers pose for the Times in pages 98-126?

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

5. What temptation does Otto face when Sacharissa is injured in pages 98-126? Why?

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

7. Who is the Patrician's look-alike? What other characters are introduced in pages 32-64?

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

9. How does the discussion between William and the Patrician in pages 64-98 illuminate the theme of truth?

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

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