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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 steals Pin's potato as Death makes Pin disappear in a flash of blue light?

2. When William dictates his news article about conspiracy and Vetinari's innocence, he credits uncovering the plot to whom?

3. Checking Pin's pockets after he is dead, William finds the incriminating Dis-organizer, bags of jewels, and a card with what address?

4. In Greek mythology, who was the king punished by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down?

5. Near the end of the novel, William returns from comfortable, protective custody to find that Slant has beaten whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does William feel about his father's bigotry? How is this illustrated in pages 163-197?

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

6. Who leads William to Wuffles in pages 229-260?

7. How do Pin and Tulip disguise themselves in pages 163-197? Why?

8. What changes in William once he discovers his father's involvement in the plot?

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

10. What is the final outcome for Tulip in The Truth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of press and state in the novel. How is this demonstrated in William's argument with Vimes? What is Pratchett's statement about contemporary society?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of William de Worde and Lord Havelock Vetinari. What differences are there in age, stature, power, etc.? What similarities can be seen in the characteristics of each?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Commander Vimes and Vetinari. How do these men differ in power and stature? What similarities do they share?

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