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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Lord Eddard want the job as the King's Hand?
(a) Lord Eddard tells Robert he is too old for the job.
(b) Lord Eddard thinks it will cause trouble for him and his family.
(c) Lord Eddard tells Robert he is too busy with other matters.
(d) Lord Eddard thinks Robert is offering the job to him out of pity.

2. While they are at the inn at the Crossroads, when does Tyrion see that Catelyn is also there?
(a) When Catelyn offers to buy Tyrion dinner.
(b) When the owner of the inn makes a toast to Catelyn.
(c) When a musician dedicates a performance to Tyrion.
(d) When Tyrion arrives at the inn and sees Catelyn's horses and carriage in the stable.

3. What does Eddard notice about Gendry, the boy apprenticed to the master armorer?
(a) Gendry resembles Eddard as a boy.
(b) Gendry has the same physical disability as Tyrion Lannister.
(c) Gendry is a mute.
(d) Gendry resembles the king when he was a boy.

4. What does Arya do when her work is criticized after she embarrasses her sister in front of Princess Myrcella?
(a) Leaves the room in anger.
(b) Tearfully continues her work.
(c) Laughs, although she is deeply hurt.
(d) Asks politely to be excused.

5. What wedding gift does Daenerys receive from Magister Illyrio?
(a) Three dragon eggs.
(b) Three precious stones.
(c) A sword.
(d) A beautiful white mare.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lady Catelyn tells Littlefinger why she is in King's Landing, what does he tell her?

2. Who wins the jousting championship?

3. Who tries to save Bran when the assassin enters his room?

4. What does Tyrion hope will happen when Bran recovers from his fall from the window?

5. Why has Tyrion designed a saddle for Bran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eddard learn about Gendry, a boy who is apprenticed to the master armorer, Tobho Mott?

2. Why does Jon become deeply offended when Tyrion tells him the Night Watch is made up of criminals and illegitimate children?

3. Why does Lady Catelyn decide to travel to King's Landing after the attempt on Bran's life?

4. Why do Cersei and Jaime hope that Bran does not recover from his fall?

5. Why does Cersei believe that Jaime, not Eddard, should be the King's Hand?

6. Why does Lord Eddard allow Jon Snow to join the Night Watch?

7. What is the purpose of the fire that was set in the library as Bran lay injured in his bed?

8. What information about the setting does the author provide in the prologue?

9. When Bran looks toward the Wall in his dream, what does he see?

10. When Eddard asks Grand Maester Pycelle if Jon Arryn's death could have been caused by poisoning, what does Pycelle say the use of poison suggests?

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