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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 does Jamie Lannister kill to save his father?

2. What does Tywin buy for Joffrey and Jaime in Chapter 33?

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

4. What does Ser Jorah want Daenerys to buy for her army?

5. Why does Tyrion have Symon Silver Tongue killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jaime change after he reads the White Book?

2. How does Arya finally escape from Sandor?

3. How does Nymeria help Arya find her mother?

4. Why is Prince Oberyn Martell angry at Ser Gregor Clegane?

5. How is Tyrion rescued from his impending execution?

6. Why does Daenerys send Ser Jorah and Arstan on a dangerous mission?

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

8. What is the Night's Watch?

9. What is the Brotherhood without Banners?

10. How does Robb Stark die?

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

Of what importance are vows in the novel? Which vows among the characters must be kept, and which can be broken and mended again? How is the significance of vows and personal promises related to the literacy level of the characters in the novel?

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