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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 feeds Sacharissa's news stories, being sweet on her?
2. 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.
3. When Vetinari invites the Times to a party at the end of the novel, William convinces Vetinari to attend and promote whose daughter's marriage?
4. What machine of Otto's is smashed during the fight between Pin, Tulip, and the dwarfs outside the Times office?
5. William offers a reward of how much for the Patrician's dog, figuring that he might need to be on the Watch's good side?
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. Whom does William hire as his lawyer in the end of the novel? Why?
4. How does William's sense of the truth affect him as a newspaper writer?
5. Who leads William to Wuffles in pages 229-260?
6. What leads up to the climax of The Truth in pages 260-290?
7. What symbolic imagery is depicted in the destruction of the shed in pages 260-290? How is Death described?
8. What do Pin and Tulip do with the terriers in pages 163-197? How are the terriers saved?
9. How does William feel about his father's bigotry? How is this illustrated in pages 163-197?
10. What do Pin and Tulip do after forcing their way into Mr. Slant's office in pages 229-260?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the character of Ronald Carney and the role that the Guild of Engravers and Printers plays in the novel. Why does the Guild want to stop the Times from succeeding?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Otto Chriek in the narrative. Upon what literary creature is Crank based? What is satire? How does satire apply to Otto?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Wuffles and the role of animals in the narrative. Why is Wuffles a threat to Pin and Tulip? What animals can speak in the novel?
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