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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 stays at the inn while Arya and Gendry travel with the Brotherhood without Banners?

2. Who does Robb hold responsible for the deaths of Willem Lannister and Tion Frey?

3. What does Arstan disapprove of using in battle?

4. Which Prince is rumored to fight with a poisoned blade?

5. Who does Jon sleep with in a cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daenerys conquer Astapor?

2. Why doesn't Robb want to make peace with the Lannisters?

3. What is the Night's Watch?

4. Describe Shae.

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

6. Describe Melisandre.

7. How is Jon rewarded by Stannis?

8. What is the Horn of Winter?

9. How does Ygritte die?

10. How does Lysa die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is murder viewed by the characters in the novel? When is killing another person considered murder? When is killing another person justifiable? What role do assassinations play in the development of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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