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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. How many religions compete for the honor of crowning the new king?

2. Which of the following is not served at the dinner in the palace?

3. What is the name of the palace guard who brings the proclamation to the Watch house?

4. Which of the following did Vimes say he was an officer of?

5. What is the name of the rat waiting on the Patrician?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What facts make Lady Sybil become suspicious?

4. How does Lady Sybil approach the dragon?

5. How is Nobby's character starting to change?

6. Why did Brother Fingers run away?

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

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

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

10. What effect does Lady Sybil have on the lower-ranking members of the Watch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Guards! Guards! is a parody of many works of heroic fantasy. Explain how this work takes some of the clichés or stock situations of the fantasy genre and approaches them. Your answer should cover between three and five of these clichés. For each cliché:

(a) Explain the cliché in its most archetypal form

(b) Explain how the text treats this cliché.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following themes and discuss how it is treated in the text:

(a) Chance, fate and destiny

(b) Language

(c) Social class distinction

Your answer should cover some examples where the theme is highlighted, and state the point of view or opinion that the author seems to take.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in this novel have the opportunity to display courage.

(a) Describe one of these situations in detail - this should include the participants, the action and the setting.

(b) Explain why you consider the character to have acted courageously.

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