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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. After the destruction of the printing press, William considers he cannot afford another because he still owes money to whom?

2. What character is a psychotic taken over by eight personalities who switch dominance at five-minute intervals?

3. What does Otto startle, causing the universe to fold away in chilling darkness and ice needles after the crowd disperses from the Times office?

4. William finds his father and is not satisfied by the father's excuse that _______________.

5. What explodes, leading to the destruction of William's print shed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theological discussion do Pin and Tulip share in pages 229-260?

2. What argument arises about the power and danger of dark light in pages 163-197?

3. What event shows William and Sacharissa's dedication to the news at the end of the novel?

4. How does William's sense of the truth affect him as a newspaper writer?

5. Why does a crowd form at the Times in pages 197-229? What does Sacharissa make of it?

6. What excuse of Lord de Worde's does William refuse to accept in the final section of the book?

7. What leads up to the climax of The Truth in pages 260-290?

8. What symbolic imagery is depicted in the destruction of the shed in pages 260-290? How is Death described?

9. How does William go about finding his own proof for the Patrician's innocent in pages 163-197?

10. What does Otto resist doing to Lord de Worde in the end of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the satire around the character of Igor in the novel. What is this a literary allusion to? How does Igor help William in the reading?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author Sir Terry Pratchett. For what genres is Pratchett most well-known? How many Discworld novels has Pratchett written?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the characters of Pin and Tulip in the narrative. What was Pratchett's inspiration for these criminals? What literary or pop culture allusions are made?

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