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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impresses Vimes most about Goodboy Bindle Featherstone of Quirm?
(a) His tiny wings.
(b) His expressive eyes.
(c) His enormous nostrils.
(d) His pale green scales.

2. Which word is missing from this ritual password of the Elucidated Brethren: "The _______ owl hoots in the night."
(a) Saturated.
(b) Significant.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Spectral.

3. How much do the officers of the Watch earn per month?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Thirty dollars.
(c) Ten dollars.
(d) One thousand dollars.

4. Who actually signed the letter accepting Carrot into the Night Watch?
(a) The Patrician.
(b) Lupine Wonse.
(c) Samuel Vimes.
(d) Nobby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Elucidated Brethren use to try to summon the dragon?

2. Who is the first person that Carrot tries to arrest?

3. Why does Vimes go to visit Lady Sybil?

4. Which of the Brethren first mentions a dragon?

5. Who does Vimes see first when he regains consciousness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident begins to wake up the more idealistic side of Sam Vimes?

2. Why do the watchmen not arrest anyone after the fight in the tavern?

3. What does Vimes notice about the prints in the alley that arouse his suspicions?

4. What happens to the artifacts after the dragon has been summoned?

5. What is the connection between Lupine Wonse and Sam Vimes?

6. Why is the wall in the alleyway demolished?

7. What is noticeable about the magical artifacts brought by the Elucidated Brethren for the second summoning of the dragon?

8. How does the Thieves' Guild reduce or control crime?

9. What is unusual about Lady Sybil's hair?

10. Why does the Librarian know that the book was stolen by someone at the University?

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