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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 is one of the few things that Errol is not eating?

2. What is the name of the palace guard who brings the proclamation to the Watch house?

3. What does the Supreme Grand Master call the Elucidated Brethren to flatter them out of their fears?

4. What is the name of the home of the Discworld gods?

5. What is the name of the new king?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vimes decide to charge Brother Fingers with the theft of The Summoning of Dragons?

2. What facts make Lady Sybil become suspicious?

3. What did the Supreme Grand Master predict correctly about the people of Ankh-Morpork?

4. How does the dragon manage to return without being summoned?

5. What is suspicious about the physical condition of The Summoning of Dragons?

6. Who is the Supreme Grand Master and how do you know?

7. How is Nobby's character starting to change?

8. How do Sam Vimes and Lupine Wonse feel about each other?

9. How does Wonse communicate with the dragon?

10. What effect does Lady Sybil have on the lower-ranking members of the Watch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain, using your own words, why the Supreme Grand Master and the Elucidated Brethren decide to summon a dragon. Your essay should deal with the Supreme Grand Master and the rest of the Brethren separately.

Essay Topic 2

The Patrician explains his view of humans and their morals to Sam Vimes after Lupine Wonse has been killed.

(a) Summarize the Patrician's viewpoint in your own words

(b) Do you agree with the Patrician? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of GUARDS! GUARDS!, considering:

(a) the physical location,

(b) the closest real-world equivalent historical period in time

(c ) the social system

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