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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. Where do Pin and Tulip escape to hide as William's print shed collapses?

2. Whom does Pin accidentally behead trying to escape the dwarf attack outside the Times office?

3. Who kills Tulip at the end of the novel?

4. Who is favored to succeed Vetinari?

5. Who convinces the staff of the Inquirer to take the night off for $100 at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does William's sense of the truth affect him as a newspaper writer?

5. What leads up to the climax of The Truth in pages 260-290?

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

7. For whom is Tulip searching in pages 163-197? Why?

8. What does Otto resist doing to Lord de Worde in the end of the novel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author Sir Terry Pratchett. For what genres is Pratchett most well-known? How many Discworld novels has Pratchett written?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Harry King and his occupation. What is Pratchett saying about the nature of recycling through Harry's character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss William's views on words and communication in the novel. What drives William to be a newsman? What compels his character toward representation of the truth?

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