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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. Who raped and murdered Elia Martell?

2. What does Dontos give Sansa to wear at Joffrey's wedding?

3. What are the Wildings looking for in the Frostfangs?

4. Who is Ghost?

5. What does Arstan disapprove of using in battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Sansa become jaded about love and marriage by the time her aunt Lysa marries Lord Petyr Baelish?

2. Why isn't Jaime very upset about the death of Joffrey?

3. How does Jamie and Brienne's relationship change in Chapter 22?

4. How does Arya finally escape from Sandor?

5. Why does Robb apologize to Lord Walder Frey?

6. What decision does Sam make at Castle Black in Chapter 76?

7. Why does Mance Rayder meet with Jon Snow in Chapter 74?

8. Why does Sam Tarly flee with Craster's wife?

9. How does Cersei undermine Tyrion's trial?

10. How does Sam maneuver the election for Lord Commander to get Jon Snow elected?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is symbolism used in the novel? What symbolic elements or imagery is present? How are these elements used to develop the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How are prophecies and dreams used to develop the plot? Which characters prophecy, and how do these prophecies affect the other characters? How are direwolves and dreaming connected? How is the dream world used to manipulate the events of the waking world?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the value of human life in the novel. How is personal value established? Which groups feel they have the highest value, and which are considered worthless? How can a character improve his or her assumed value?

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