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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 sort of pizza was Brother Fingers carrying?

2. What did Carrot's mother send him?

3. What item of Colon's dinner impresses Nobby and Carrot?

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

5. Complete the popular song title: "A Wizard's Staff has..."

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What facts make Lady Sybil become suspicious?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Wonse communicate with the dragon?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Vimes feels a bond of sympathy for the little dragon Errol and takes it to be the Watch mascot. Explain how Errol is symbolic or representative:

(a) What does Errol have in common with the Watch in general?

(b) How does Errol parallel or symbolize Vimes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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