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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. How much do Slant and Ronald Carney of the newly combined Guild of Engravers and Printers demand for membership?
(a) $200.
(b) $100.
(c) $250.
(d) $150.

2. In the beginning of the novel, the dwarfs print 100 copies of William's newspaper and price each at ______.
(a) $0.50.
(b) $1.00.
(c) $0.10.
(d) $0.75.

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

4. What is Discworld's premier school of wizardry?
(a) The Invisible College.
(b) The College of the Unseen.
(c) Invisible University.
(d) Unseen University.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is for seven years the President of the Guild of Shoemakers and Leathermakers and favored to succeed the dishonored Patrician?

2. What group of professionals who traditionally control all printing in Ankh-Morpork raise their rates three times in a year?

3. Who is Ankh-Morpork's most enterprisingly unsuccessful entrepreneur?

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

5. The Guild blocks the engraving of iconographs, but Otto believes that he can teach the imps to ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What elements of foreshadowing can be found in pages 98-126? What objects are highlighted in this section?

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

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

4. Describe the satirical elements in the scene at the Oblong Office in pages 98-126. What is the key evidence?

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

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

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

8. With what phrase in pages 98-126 does William agree with his father for once?

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

10. What does William discover about the City Watch when he goes to investigate the murder at the Palace?

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