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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the Brethren first mentions a dragon?
(a) Brother Watchtower.
(b) The Supreme Grand Master.
(c) Brother Doorkeeper.
(d) Brother Dunnikin.

2. Which member of the Watch was killed before the action of the story starts?
(a) Gaskin.
(b) Ramkin.
(c) Gherkin.
(d) Varneshi.

3. Where does Vimes send Carrot to keep him out of trouble?
(a) The Patrician's Palace.
(b) The Watch headquarters.
(c) Rosie Palm's house.
(d) The Bucket alehouse.

4. What is one of the very few recreational activities of the Patrician?
(a) Embroidery.
(b) Cookery.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Playing chess.

5. What does Vetinari officially attribute the footprints in the alley to?
(a) A wading bird.
(b) A lizard.
(c) A hippopotamus.
(d) A dragon.

6. What does the Patrician keep as a pet?
(a) A small dog.
(b) A swamp dragon.
(c) A horse.
(d) A unicorn.

7. Which of the following is not a member of the Elucidated Brethren?
(a) Brother Fruitmonger.
(b) Brother Dunnikin.
(c) Brother Doorkeeper.
(d) Brother Plasterer.

8. Who does Vimes see first when he regains consciousness?
(a) Carrot.
(b) Lady Sybil.
(c) Colon.
(d) Nobby.

9. Does Vimes cover up the footprints found in the alley?
(a) Yes - but he leaves one hidden under a sack in a dark corner.
(b) Yes - he makes sure no trace of them is left.
(c) No - he believes they should be left as evidence.
(d) Yes - but he takes an plaster cast of them first.

10. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of the dragons owned by Lady Sybil?
(a) Lord Mountjoy Gayscale Talonthrust III.
(b) Goodboy Bindle Featherstone of Quirm.
(c) Dewdrop Maybelline Talonthrust the First.
(d) Gossamer Lemondrop Silverscale II.

11. Where does the Watch headquarters move to?
(a) Pseudopolis Yard.
(b) The Shades.
(c) Lady Sybil's home.
(d) Mrs Palm's.

12. What part of the town does the dragon appear in?
(a) Sator Square.
(b) The Ankh River.
(c) The Shades.
(d) Pseudopolis Yard.

13. According to the passwords of one secret society of Elucidated Brethren's, what does a good mother give to the errant boy?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) Baked beans.
(c) Bean soup.
(d) Bread and butter.

14. On which street is the pub where Carrot tries to arrest the bartender?
(a) Sweetheart Lane.
(b) Scoone Avenue.
(c) Filigree Street.
(d) Dewdrop Street.

15. Where does Sam Vimes hide the plaster cast of the dragon's footprint?
(a) In a drawer of his desk under empty bottles.
(b) In a coal cellar.
(c) In the woodshed behind the Watch house.
(d) In the privy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Carrot's dwarf girlfriend?

2. What impresses Vimes most about Goodboy Bindle Featherstone of Quirm?

3. Which of the following buildings is not burned by the dragon at this stage?

4. How long does the dragon materialize for when it is first summoned?

5. How many muggers were flamed by the dragon in the second attack?

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