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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lyanna?

2. Where is Jon when Arya finds him in Chapter 7?

3. How does Tyrion find Bran's body after Bran falls from the window?

4. According to Varys, why did Jon Arryn die?

5. How did Viserys and Daenerys, descendants of the House of Targaryens, lose their father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rules must the members of the Night Watch follow?

2. Why is Jon not permitted to participate in the activities he views from the parapet?

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

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

5. Why does it concern Eddard that Jaime is named Warden of the East?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the author title the book A Game of Thrones? What events in the story could be considered a "game"? What does the word "game" usually mean? Do you think any of the characters would use the word "game" to describe the events in the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the static characters in the story? What makes them static characters? Are the static characters main characters, minor characters, or both? Who are the dynamic characters in the story? What makes them dynamic characters? Are the dynamic characters main characters, minor characters, or both?

Essay Topic 3

Several components of quality literature include:

1) use of descriptive words and images

2) use of analogies, metaphors, and similes

3) an attention-grabbing beginning

4) details

5) appealing to the five senses

Is A Game of Thrones an example of quality literature? Why or why not? Give examples from the story using three of the five components of quality literature to explain your answer.

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