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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 thinks Robert is offering the job to him out of pity.
(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 tells Robert he is too old for the job.

2. When do the Others show themselves?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) At dusk.
(d) At dawn.

3. Why does Bran fall from a window after climbing near the First Keep?
(a) He loses his footing when the rocks around the window crumble.
(b) The window frame he clings to breaks.
(c) Jaime pushes him.
(d) He and his brother are playfully wrestling.

4. Who are the Others?
(a) A group of corpses who kill mindlessly.
(b) An organization of high-ranking soldiers.
(c) A group of direwolves.
(d) An organization of disgraced men.

5. What does Eddard want to do after Catelyn tells him about Bran's assassination attempt and the dagger which was used to try to kill Bran?
(a) Eddard wants to take his family and return home.
(b) Eddard wants to banish all Lannisters from the kingdom.
(c) Eddard wants to go to the king.
(d) Eddard wants to punish the dagger's owner himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Lady Catelyn Stark have about Robert Baratheon for her husband when she finds him in the godswood?

2. What is Lord Eddard Stark doing when his wife finds him in the godswood on the night he rescued the direwolf pups?

3. What is the function of the Wall?

4. Why has Tyrion designed a saddle for Bran?

5. What does Will, the scout, see while outside the Wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. After speaking with her friend in King's Landing about Bran's murder attempt, why will Lady Catelyn conclude that Tyrion Lannister tried to kill Bran?

2. In general, what does Bran's dream tell him about his family?

3. What wish does Lady Catelyn express to Jon when he visits the injured Bran?

4. After Robert finishes arguing with his squires before the tourney, what does Robert reveal to Eddard about Joffrey and Cersei?

5. Explain the relationship between Jon Arryn, Lord Eddard Stark, and Robert Baratheon, and how they acquired their positions of authority.

6. Explain what happens when Bran is climbing near the First Keep and overhears a conversation.

7. Why is the size of Tyrion's shadow important as he reenters the castle after talking with Jon?

8. Why does the debt owed by the kingdom to the Lannisters concern Eddard?

9. How is Robert Baratheon's relationship with Lyanna important?

10. Explain what happens when Tyrion and Catelyn meet at an inn at the Crossroads.

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