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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 the first thing that Errol takes a bite out of in the Watch house?

2. Which of the following is not mentioned as being present at the dinner in the palace

3. What does Lady Sybil try to give the big dragon?

4. Which of the Elucidated Brethren is supposed to be responsible for enhancing the Cuffs of Veracity?

5. What sort of pizza was Brother Fingers carrying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one thing that Errol (and presumably other swamp dragons) and the huge dragon have in common (apart from being dragons)?

2. Why does Lady Sybil think that Errol's stomach is moving?

3. Why do the rats wait on the Patrician?

4. Why does Lady Sybil dress up when she hears a knock at the door?

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

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

7. How does Wonse communicate with the dragon?

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

9. What facts make Lady Sybil become suspicious?

10. Why did Brother Fingers run away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe one of the more comic situations in this novel. Your description should include:

(a) an explanation of the situation itself,

(b) the reasons why you find this to be funny

(c) some of the techniques used by Terry Pratchett that make it funny (e.g. word play, bathos, incongruity, parody)

Essay Topic 2

How does the character of Vimes change as the plot progresses? Your essay should cover the following:

(a) His character at the beginning of the plot

(b) His character by the end of the plot

(c) What prompted these changes.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of the Librarian and explain the role that he plays in the plot. Your answer should be structured as follows:

(a) A description of the Librarian, both physically and in personality

(b) A description of the key actions that the Librarian takes, with an explanation of why this action was important and how it affected other people.

(see the answer keys)

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