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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tywin order Elia's murder?

2. What does Sandor hit Arya with as she tries to run to her mother in Chapter 53?

3. What legendary magic sword does Stannis wield?

4. What does Sansa build with Petyr Baelish in Chapter 81?

5. Who assaults Daenerys while she and Arstan ride through the camps?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What forms of discrimination are present in the novel? How do characters cope with discrimination? What impact does discrimination have on the climax of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the struggle between good and evil that exists in the novel. How are characters developed so that multiple protagonists and antagonists exist at the same time? What moral development does Martin appear to be creating in his main characters?

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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