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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. What zombie does Pin want to talk to again before leaving town after fulfilling part of his contract with Tulip?

2. What does Otto startle, causing the universe to fold away in chilling darkness and ice needles after the crowd disperses from the Times office?

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

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

5. Who attacks the thugs summoned by William's father to take him away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What symbolic argument takes place between William and Vimes in pages 163-197?

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

5. What excuse of Lord de Worde's does William refuse to accept in the final section of the book?

6. What changes in William once he discovers his father's involvement in the plot?

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

8. Whom does William hire as his lawyer in the end of the novel? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe William de Worde as the novel's protagonist and analyze the characteristics of William. How old is he? What is his family like?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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