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

2. What pink, talking poodle does Williams follow from the bridge to the stinking hideaway beneath when looking for Wuffles?

3. William and Otto arrive at the palace at the end of the novel, where __________ mother has sent a note claiming that he is sick.

4. When William returns from protective custody at the end of the novel, Slant confirms that who has been elected Patrician?

5. Dwarf brides and grooms use the gold to buy what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Otto takes an iconograph of Pin in pages 163-197?

3. What do Pin and Tulip do after forcing their way into Mr. Slant's office in pages 229-260?

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

5. For whom is Tulip searching in pages 163-197? Why?

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

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

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

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

10. What does the Committee to Unelect the Patrician think of the Times in pages 163-197?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe William de Worde as the novel's protagonist and analyze the characteristics of William. How old is he? What is his family like?

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 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?

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