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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 creatures does the Librarian use as an early warning that worse inhabitants of L-space are approaching?

2. How heavy is the Librarian?

3. How much is Colon paid per month?

4. What is the bumper sticker on Lady Sybil's coach?

5. What is the name of the new king?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Lupine Wonse fire Vimes?

4. Why did Brother Fingers run away?

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

6. Why does Nobby decide to call Goodbooy Bindle Featherstone Errol?

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

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

9. Why does the Librarian free Vimes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vimes and Nobby are astonished by the way that Lady Sybil lives. What expectations do these lower class characters seem to have of the way that the aristocracy lives? How does Lady Sybil fulfill these expectations (or not fulfill them)?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of GUARDS! GUARDS!, considering:

(a) the physical location,

(b) the closest real-world equivalent historical period in time

(c ) the social system

Essay Topic 3

The Elucidated Brethren quote an old prophecy about the return of the long-lost heir to the throne of Ankh-Morpork. Discuss this prophecy:

(a) How does Carrot manage to fulfill this prophecy?

(b) In what ways does he not fulfill the prophecy?

(see the answer keys)

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