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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. How much money does William give his father to repay him for raising and educating him?

2. William conducts a formal interview with Wuffles that is translated by whom?

3. Who is favored to succeed Vetinari?

4. Standing in the circle of chairs, Slant reports the missing dog but discounts its importance to whom?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Pin and Tulip do with the terriers in pages 163-197? How are the terriers saved?

2. What symbolic argument takes place between William and Vimes in pages 163-197?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the addition of color do to production of the Times?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Describe the character of Commander Vimes and the role of the City Watch in the narrative. Who makes up the City Watch?

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