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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. A priest from the Om temple and an enormous nun named ______________ offer assistance in dispersing the crowd attempting to pass off dogs for the reward at the Times.

2. After saving the dogs from the river, who wants to give them artificial respiration, but is told it is unhygienic?

3. While at the de Worde Estate, what does William demand that Father do, lest William publish everything that he has just recorded on he Dis-organizer?

4. When Trixiebell and Deep Bone accompany William back to the print shed, Pin and Tulip are waiting, demanding to see whom?

5. Death shows Tulip an arc of ___________, representing the lives that he and Pin have shortened?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What leads Pin to murder Tulip in pages 260-290?

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

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

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

8. What do Sacharissa and Rocky go to the de Worde townhouse for in pages 229-260? What do they discover?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Coffin Henry, Arnold Sideways, Duck Man, and Altogether Andrews. What comic relief do each of these characters provide? What are each of their characteristics?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does William feel about the different trolls, werewolves, vampires, and dwarfs in the story? How are they used to reflect race and ethnicity in contemporary culture?

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