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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 personal secretary to Lord Havelock Vetinari?

2. Approximately how old is the Patrician's dog?

3. What is Otto Chriek's position for the Ankh-Morpork Times?

4. Whom does William claim he suspects is a werewolf and that he's seen gargoyles spying on him when talking with Vimes?

5. While at the Watch headquarters, what picture does Vimes give to William to publish in his paper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does William go to the engravers in the beginning of the novel? How is the engraver's office described?

2. What elements of foreshadowing can be found in pages 98-126? What objects are highlighted in this section?

3. What happens to the thief who accosts Pin and Tulip in pages 98-126? What "prize" does Tulip gain?

4. What temptation does Otto face when Sacharissa is injured in pages 98-126? Why?

5. What clues does William discover and expand on in the Oblong Office in pages 98-126?

6. What reporter does William hire in pages 32-64? How is she described?

7. What effect does the iconograph machine have on Otto? How does the iconographer work?

8. What happens when William interviews Arthur Crank?

9. With what phrase in pages 98-126 does William agree with his father for once?

10. How is the theme of racism illustrated through William's hiring Otto Chriek?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the satire around the character of Igor in the novel. What is this a literary allusion to? How does Igor help William in the reading?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Commander Vimes and Vetinari. How do these men differ in power and stature? What similarities do they share?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Sacharissa Cripslock. Who is Sacharissa's grandfather? What relationship did she have with the protagonist before this point?

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