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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. Which of the following is not brought by the rats for the Patrician and Vimes?

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

3. What does Wonse suggest to the dragon as an alternative meal to a maiden?

4. What sort of pizza was Brother Fingers carrying?

5. What does Vime see that makes him give a false alarm?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the rats wait on the Patrician?

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

4. Why does the Librarian free Vimes?

5. How does the dragon manage to return without being summoned?

6. What facts make Lady Sybil become suspicious?

7. Why do the people of Ankh-Morpork think that the dragon may be "good" for their diplomatic relationships with other countries?

8. What is Lady Sybil's attitude to the possibility of the monarchy being reinstated?

9. How does Wonse communicate with the dragon?

10. How has the attitude of the Elucidated Brethren changed towards summoning dragons by this point?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters want Ankh-Morpork to be governed by a monarchy, and this is one of the themes of the novel.

(a) Explain what a monarchy is.

(b) Give some of the advantages of a monarchy.

(c) Give some of the disadvantages of a monarchy.

Essay Topic 2

The Patrician explains his view of humans and their morals to Sam Vimes after Lupine Wonse has been killed.

(a) Summarize the Patrician's viewpoint in your own words

(b) Do you agree with the Patrician? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The true identity of the Supreme Grand Master of the Elucidated Brethen is kept hidden until quite late in the plot. How is the identity of the Supreme Grand Master revealed? Your answer should be in three parts:

(a) Who is the Supreme Grand Master and where has the reader encountered this character before?

(b) What circumstances (facts and actions) reveal the identity of the Supreme Grand Master definitely?

(c) What hints are given prior to this definite revelation about the identity of the Supreme Grand Master?

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