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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. What happens to Bran's assassin as he tries to kill Bran?
(a) Bran's direwolf kills the assassin.
(b) As Lady Catelyn scuffles with the assassin, he hits his head on the hard stone floor and dies.
(c) Robb manages to push the assassin down a flight of stairs.
(d) The assassin is captured by the guards.

2. When Jon visits the injured Bran, what does Lady Catelyn tell Jon to do?
(a) Help her find out how Bran's injury happened.
(b) Pray.
(c) Leave.
(d) Sit with Bran while she takes a nap.

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

4. What does Uncle Benjen say about the Night Watch at dinner the night of Robert's arrival?
(a) It disbanded.
(b) It needs strong young men.
(c) It is planning an attack.
(d) It is looking for men with noble parentage.

5. What is the position of Jon in Lord Eddard Stark's family?
(a) Lord Eddard Stark adopted Jon after finding him wandering in the godswood as a toddler.
(b) Jon is the heir to Lord Eddard Stark's kingdom.
(c) Jon is Lord Stark's illegitimate son.
(d) Jon is Lord Eddard Stark's stepson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Lord Stannis been since Jon Arryn died?

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

3. When Littlefinger visits Eddard with information about Jon Arryn's death, what do they see outside Eddard's window?

4. What is Sansa's reaction when she is questioned about the incident involving Joffrey and Arya?

5. What is the sole responsibility of the Night Watch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lady Catelyn want Lord Eddard to take the job as King's Hand?

3. Explain what happens when Joffrey and Sansa see Arya and Mycah, the butcher's son, practicing sword fighting.

4. What is the plan of Viserys, a descendant of the House of Targaryens, for his sister Daenerys?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Why is Jon Snow having difficulty while training for the Night Watch?

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

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