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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. Pin and Tulip visit Thaumaturgical Park next to the UU to buy what?

2. After William leaves the Watch headquarters, Angua warns Vimes not to underestimate William's powers of ___________.

3. What can reconstitute Otto after he takes iconographs?

4. When talking with Vimes at the Watch headquarters, William lets slip that he has not published the rumor about what creature on staff?

5. When talking with William, the head of the forensic unit of the City Watch lets slip that the jailed Patrician has suffered what event?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Tulip and Pin described in the narrative? What was Pratchett's inspiration for the characters?

2. What is revealed about the City Watch and Commander Vimes in pages 32-64?

3. What shortcoming do the editors find a solution in with Otto Chriek?

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

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

6. How do the Patrician and William meet? How do they differ on the value of letters?

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

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

9. What clues does William discover and expand on in the Oblong Office in pages 98-126?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Ronald Carney and the role that the Guild of Engravers and Printers plays in the novel. Why does the Guild want to stop the Times from succeeding?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Pratchett's use of simile and metaphor in the novel and analyze the repeated phrase "lies could run around the world before the truth could get its boots on." What does this mean? Do you agree or disagree with the analogy? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Commander Vimes and the role of the City Watch in the narrative. Who makes up the City Watch?

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