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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. Who is the first woman to join the Ankh-Morpork City Watch?
2. Which member of the Misbegot Bridge Crew is well-spoken, educated, and sane, but consistently (and wrongly) insists that he has no duck on his head?
3. Vimes tells William about three maids finding Vetinari holding a knife and claiming to be sorry for killing whom?
4. Sacharissa's first story for William's paper is about what competition?
5. William and Sacharissa are interrupted in the beginning of the novel by a short and red-faced man who presents which possible story idea?
Short Essay Questions
1. What elements of foreshadowing can be found in pages 98-126? What objects are highlighted in this section?
2. What does the Ankh-Morpork Inquirer do in an attempt to shut down the Times in pages 98-126?
3. With what phrase in pages 98-126 does William agree with his father for once?
4. What clues does William discover and expand on in the Oblong Office in pages 98-126?
5. What obstructions does the Guild of Engravers pose for the Times in pages 98-126?
6. What is William's reaction to the outselling of the Times in pages 32-64? How has his audience changed?
7. What happens to the thief who accosts Pin and Tulip in pages 98-126? What "prize" does Tulip gain?
8. How do the Patrician and William meet? How do they differ on the value of letters?
9. What does William fear about the Times' growth in pages 32-64?
10. How is William's relationship with his father described in the novel? How does William's education relate to his occupation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Harry King and his occupation. What is Pratchett saying about the nature of recycling through Harry's character?
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
Describe and analyze William's interaction with Arthur Crank in the narrative. How does William encounter Crank? How does he determine this is "street performance"?
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