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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. What refers to the patient, hardworking, logical, and indestructible people who protect Ankh-Morpork from the ever-present threat of fire?

2. What character intent on suicide does the protagonist interview on a fourth-floor parapet?

3. Williams claims when talking with Vimes that he is answerable to __________.

4. Who is generally acknowledged to be the leader of the Misbegot Bridge Crew?

5. Who is the head of the forensic unit at the City Watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reporter does William hire in pages 32-64? How is she described?

2. How is Igor described? What news does William learn from him in pages 98-126?

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

4. What happens to the thief who accosts Pin and Tulip in pages 98-126? What "prize" does Tulip gain?

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

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

7. What skills as a reporter does William learn in pages 98-126? How does he hold up against Carney and Slant?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss William's views on words and communication in the novel. What drives William to be a newsman? What compels his character toward representation of the truth?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Wuffles and the role of animals in the narrative. Why is Wuffles a threat to Pin and Tulip? What animals can speak in the novel?

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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