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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 is the Archchancellor of Unseen University?

2. What does Tulip wear on a string around his neck, which assures him of returning to life after he dies, no matter what he has done?

3. Where does William find Sacharissa haranguing Dibbler about writing believable untruths for the Inquirer?

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

5. Who has an idea for Gaspode's disguise under the Misbegot Bridge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What leads to William's publishing a half-truth in pages 260-290? Who follows William when he goes to the de Worde estate?

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

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

10. What demand does William make of his father in the final section of the book? What is Lord de Worde's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Pin and Tulip in the narrative. What was Pratchett's inspiration for these criminals? What literary or pop culture allusions are made?

Essay Topic 2

Define, identify, and analyze the narrative style of The Truth. How is Pratchett's style in this novel like and/or unlike his style in the other Discworld books?

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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