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

2. How much money does William give Carney in jewels for a Guild membership in the end of the novel?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $5,000.

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

4. Otto complains about how hard it is to __________ in the big city, with its women dressed in fancy clothing.
(a) Keep your mind out of the gutter.
(b) Mind your manners.
(c) Stay on the wagon.
(d) Be truthful.

5. What is the name of Ankh-Morpork's fire department?
(a) Golem-Morpork Fire Squad.
(b) Golem Volunteer Fire Brigade.
(c) City Watch Fire Brigade.
(d) Ankh-Morpork Fire Squad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dibbler generally fall back on selling when his other entrepreneurial efforts fail?

2. Whom does Sacharissa pull a pistol bow on at the Inquirer at the end of the novel?

3. What does William imply to Vimes that Scrope's business is actually manufacturing?

4. Who is favored to succeed Vetinari?

5. Who is the head of the Assassins' Guild?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbolic argument takes place between William and Vimes in pages 163-197?

2. What demand does William make of his father in the final section of the book? What is Lord de Worde's response?

3. For whom is Tulip searching in pages 163-197? Why?

4. What event shows William and Sacharissa's dedication to the news at the end of the novel?

5. How does William's sense of the truth affect him as a newspaper writer?

6. Why does a crowd form at the Times in pages 197-229? What does Sacharissa make of it?

7. What do Pin and Tulip do after forcing their way into Mr. Slant's office in pages 229-260?

8. How does William feel about his father's bigotry? How is this illustrated in pages 163-197?

9. Who leads William to Wuffles in pages 229-260?

10. What leads up to the climax of The Truth in pages 260-290?

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