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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 does the Librarian have to be careful not to leave behind him when he travels through time via L-space?

2. Which of the following is not on the dais for the coronation when the dragon arrives?

3. Where does the dragon fly in order to meet the challenger?

4. How high up is the window that Vimes tries to chip the bars out of?

5. Where did Brother Dunnykin encounter a maddened crocodile?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lupine Wonse fire Vimes?

3. Why does Colon try to shoot the dragon while standing on one leg and doing other peculiar things?

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

5. Why does Nobby decide to call Goodbooy Bindle Featherstone Errol?

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

7. Why do the rats wait on the Patrician?

8. How does Lady Sybil approach the dragon?

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

10. Why did Brother Fingers run away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vimes feels a bond of sympathy for the little dragon Errol and takes it to be the Watch mascot. Explain how Errol is symbolic or representative:

(a) What does Errol have in common with the Watch in general?

(b) How does Errol parallel or symbolize Vimes?

Essay Topic 2

Vimes and Nobby are astonished by the way that Lady Sybil lives. What expectations do these lower class characters seem to have of the way that the aristocracy lives? How does Lady Sybil fulfill these expectations (or not fulfill them)?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Vimes and Lady Sybil:

(a) Explain how the relationship between Vimes and Lady Sybil develops and changes over time. Your answer should include a description of how they met and key events that mark turning points in the relationship.

(b) Do you think that Vimes and Lady Sybil are compatible and will their relationship work out successfully? Give reasons for your decision.

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