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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William and Otto arrive at the palace at the end of the novel, where __________ mother has sent a note claiming that he is sick.
(a) Sacharissa's.
(b) Mr. Downey's.
(c) Macleduff's.
(d) Scrope's.

2. 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?
(a) $100.
(b) $25.
(c) $75.
(d) $50.

3. What does Otto startle, causing the universe to fold away in chilling darkness and ice needles after the crowd disperses from the Times office?
(a) An octopus.
(b) Fish.
(c) Eels.
(d) A dolphin.

4. What do Pin and Tulip do with the bag of dogs after escaping the Times headquarters?
(a) Give them away.
(b) Dump them into the forest.
(c) Shoot them.
(d) Throw them into the river.

5. 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.
(a) Sister Jackson.
(b) Sister Jennifer.
(c) Sister Wanda.
(d) Sister James.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Late in the novel, what drives Mr. Pin to see ghosts of past victims?

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

4. At the end of the novel, William and Sacharissa go to a noodle place located on what street?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbolic imagery is depicted in the destruction of the shed in pages 260-290? How is Death described?

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

3. Why do the dwarfs attempt to break into the Inquirer's office in pages 229-260? Who do they find?

4. Who leads William to Wuffles in pages 229-260?

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

6. Why does a crowd form at the Times in pages 197-229? What does Sacharissa make of it?

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

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

9. What religious allusion is in Pin and Tulip's disguises in pages 163-197?

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

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