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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 bleak and spartan boarding school in Ankh-Morpork is the protagonist's alma mater?

2. The author writes in the beginning of the novel that William has always been troubled by the nature of _________.

3. What clothes seller in Pseudopolis is a look-alike for the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork?

4. Whom does William claim he suspects is a werewolf and that he's seen gargoyles spying on him when talking with Vimes?

5. What do the small dog and figure wearing a strange and grubby coat and a brimmed hat in the beginning of the novel share?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does William go to the engravers in the beginning of the novel? How is the engraver's office described?

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

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

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

7. What does William discover about the City Watch when he goes to investigate the murder at the Palace?

8. What does the rumor of the Patrician murdering his secretary turn out to be?

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

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

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 and analyze the characters of Gunilla and Boddony and the role of the dwarfs in the story. What specialization do the dwarfs use to their advantage?

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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