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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did the Patrician's dog bite both Pin and Tulip?
2. Who is the novel's protagonist?
3. When talking with Vimes at the Watch headquarters, William suggests that the peppermint at the crime scene may have been used to thwart what creature?
4. How much money do Pin and Tulip offer a clothes seller to impersonate the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork?
5. Williams claims when talking with Vimes that he is answerable to __________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How is William's relationship with his father described in the novel? How does William's education relate to his occupation?
2. What does the rumor of the Patrician murdering his secretary turn out to be?
3. How and why is a plot developed against the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork?
4. What reporter does William hire in pages 32-64? How is she described?
5. What elements of foreshadowing can be found in pages 98-126? What objects are highlighted in this section?
6. What clues does William discover and expand on in the Oblong Office in pages 98-126?
7. What happens when William interviews Arthur Crank?
8. How is Igor described? What news does William learn from him in pages 98-126?
9. How are Tulip and Pin described in the narrative? What was Pratchett's inspiration for the characters?
10. What skills as a reporter does William learn in pages 98-126? How does he hold up against Carney and Slant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Commander Vimes and Vetinari. How do these men differ in power and stature? What similarities do they share?
Essay Topic 2
How does William feel about the different trolls, werewolves, vampires, and dwarfs in the story? How are they used to reflect race and ethnicity in contemporary culture?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Otto Chriek in the narrative. Upon what literary creature is Crank based? What is satire? How does satire apply to Otto?
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