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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. Why is Petyr Baelish marrying Lysa Arryn?

2. In Chapter 4, where has Arya been held captive?

3. Who does Jon sleep with in a cave?

4. Who is the Mad Huntsman?

5. How do the members of the Brotherhood without Banners pay the Lady of the Leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a direwolf?

3. Describe Davos.

4. Why does Jon begin a relationship with Ygritte?

5. What mysterious power does Bran learn he has, as he and his friends rest in Queenscrown?

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

7. How does King Joffrey react to Tyrion's wedding gift?

8. What is the Brotherhood without Banners?

9. How is Tyrion rescued from his impending execution?

10. What surprise ending changes the balance of power in the Epilogue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Martin use literary devices to maintain interest in the novel? What literary devices are used to maintain a constant pace of the action? From a literary point of view, how and why is the ending of the novel "unfinished"?

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 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?

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