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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gunilla reveals to William that the dwarfs are ready to sell out and return to where?
(a) Their homes.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The lead mines.
(d) The forest.

2. Where do Pin and Tulip escape to hide as William's print shed collapses?
(a) The attic.
(b) The stone cellar.
(c) The backyard.
(d) The deck.

3. How many thugs does William's father summon to take William away in the end of the novel?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

4. What explodes, leading to the destruction of William's print shed?
(a) The print machine.
(b) The roof.
(c) The oil tiles.
(d) Old paint tins.

5. William finds his father and is not satisfied by the father's excuse that _______________.
(a) The righteous will premail.
(b) The ends justify the means.
(c) One in the hand is worth two in the bush.
(d) The meek inherit the earth.

6. After speaking with William, Dibbler accepts a commission job _________ for the Times.
(a) Writing obituaries.
(b) Writing as a reporter.
(c) Writing wedding announcements.
(d) Selling advertising space.

7. What is the real identity of the enormous nun who assists in dispersing the crowd attempting to pass off dogs for the reward at the Times?
(a) Pin.
(b) Boddony.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Wuffles.

8. Who attacks the thugs summoned by William's father to take him away?
(a) Wuffles.
(b) Sacharissa.
(c) Otto.
(d) Gunilla.

9. Who steams her sinuses, lamenting that they cannot arrest William without revealing that she is a werewolf?
(a) Ole Foul Ron.
(b) Lady Hermione.
(c) Sgt. Angua.
(d) Deep Bone.

10. Late in the novel, what drives Mr. Pin to see ghosts of past victims?
(a) An obscurograph.
(b) A conversation with Tulip.
(c) A bat.
(d) A dream.

11. Dwarf brides and grooms use the gold to buy what?
(a) Land.
(b) Each other from their parents.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Houses.

12. Who steals Pin's potato as Death makes Pin disappear in a flash of blue light?
(a) The Death Rats.
(b) The Death Bats.
(c) The Death Shadows.
(d) The Death Trolls.

13. Who has an idea for Gaspode's disguise under the Misbegot Bridge?
(a) Deep Bone.
(b) Lady Hermione.
(c) Ole Foul Ron.
(d) Harry King.

14. An old priest interrupts the incognito Pin and Tulip and gets into a discussion with Tulip about ___________.
(a) A wooden bowl.
(b) A silver candlestick.
(c) A sacred book.
(d) A golden spoon.

15. What zombie does Pin want to talk to again before leaving town after fulfilling part of his contract with Tulip?
(a) William.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Wuffles.
(d) Mr. Slant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ankh-Morpork's fire department?

2. When William dictates his news article about conspiracy and Vetinari's innocence, he credits uncovering the plot to whom?

3. What does the enormous nun do with the terriers brought for the reward by the crowd to the Times?

4. Whom does William grab across the table while demanding to know what everyone knows?

5. Who declares that people find true only that which promotes survival and what is important to one is dull to others after the dwarf fight at the Times headquarters?

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