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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 does Ser Alliser, the Night Watch fighting trainer, send three boys against Jon while they are training?
(a) Jon intentionally injures Ser Alliser's favorite recruit.
(b) Jon objects when Ser Alliser abuses a new recruit.
(c) Jon ridicules and abuses a new recruit.
(d) Jon challenges Ser Alliser to a fight.

2. What is the work Arya and her sister are learning to do?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Cooking.

3. When Bran looks toward the Wall in his dream and is terrified by what he sees, what does the crow tell him he must do?
(a) Rest.
(b) Run.
(c) Live.
(d) Look away.

4. Why is Cersei worried about Lysa Arryn's suspicions regarding Jon Arryn's death?
(a) She is afraid that Robert knows about Lysa Arryn's suspicions.
(b) She is afraid that Lord Eddard knows about Lysa Arryn's suspicions.
(c) She is afraid that Lysa Arryn's suspicions will unfairly cast doubt on her marriage to Robert.
(d) She is afraid that Lysa Arryn's suspicions will cause Lysa herself to move against Cersei and Jaime.

5. What does Robb tell Maester Luwin when he tries to persuade Lady Catelyn to leave Bran's bedside?
(a) Robb tells him that he will sit with Bran while his mother attends to business.
(b) Robb tells him that he will sit with Bran while his mother rests.
(c) Robb tells him that he will attend to business matters.
(d) Robb tells him that he will sit with Bran while his mother eats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the jousting championship?

2. 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?

3. What does Bran dream of doing when he gets older?

4. Why does Tyrion slap Joffrey across the face when Tyrion tells him to pay his respects to Lady Catelyn and Lord Eddard?

5. What do Will and Ser Royce find when they return to the scene where Will made his observation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story that Old Nan tells Bran as he recovers from his injuries.

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

3. Regarding the King's Hand, what does Lady Catelyn Stark need to tell her husband Lord Eddard Stark on the night he rescued the direwolf pups?

4. What causes the internal difficulties faced by the Night Watch?

5. Describe the chain of events that occur after Ser Royce gives his order to Will when they arrive at the raiders' camp.

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

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

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

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

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

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