Guards! Guards! | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Ankh-Morpork - This is a large city in the Discworld. It is controlled by the Patrician and has been long without a king or rightful ruler.

The Shades - This is a place that nobody visits out of fear of being murdered. Even criminals avoid it.

The Palace - This is the residence of the Patrician, and contains dungeons and secret passages.

Unseen University - This is the seat of higher learning for wizards and contains a library of magical books.

The Summoning Of Dragons - This object is stolen by the Elucidated...
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