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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 does Vime see that makes him give a false alarm?

2. What weapon does Vimes take after escaping?

3. What does a thaumivore eat?

4. What ailment was supposedly cured by the former kings of Ankh?

5. What protest slogan does Colon invent to rally the common people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What facts make Lady Sybil become suspicious?

4. Why does Vimes decide to charge Brother Fingers with the theft of The Summoning of Dragons?

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

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

7. What is suspicious about the physical condition of The Summoning of Dragons?

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

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

10. How does Wonse communicate with the dragon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain, using your own words, why the Supreme Grand Master and the Elucidated Brethren decide to summon a dragon. Your essay should deal with the Supreme Grand Master and the rest of the Brethren separately.

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

Conflict is often important in creating plot tension. Describe one of the chief conflicts in the plot of this novel, explaining:

(a) the antagonists in the conflict,

(b) the exact nature of the conflict

(c) how the conflict is resolved.

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