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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. What does Will, the scout, see while outside the Wall?
2. What does the Night Watch Guard tell Robb and Bran about Uncle Benjen's disappearance on the other side of the Wall?
3. How does Robert feel about Daenerys' wedding to Khal Drogo?
4. To whom does Eddard compare Arya?
5. In the Prologue, what are three members of the Night Watch doing outside the Wall?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What do the direwolf and the stag each represent?
3. 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?
4. After Robert finishes arguing with his squires before the tourney, what does Robert reveal to Eddard about Joffrey and Cersei?
5. What wish does Lady Catelyn express to Jon when he visits the injured Bran?
6. How is Robert Baratheon's relationship with Lyanna important?
7. What causes the internal difficulties faced by the Night Watch?
8. Why does Lady Catelyn decide to travel to King's Landing after the attempt on Bran's life?
9. Why is Jon not permitted to participate in the activities he views from the parapet?
10. When Bran looks toward the Wall in his dream, what does he see?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is stronger in A Game of Thrones--plot development or character development? Why? Give examples from the story to explain your answer. Do you think the author did this intentionally? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Name a character, other than the main characters, who is important to the story. Why is the character important? Could the story have been written without this character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In A Game of Thrones, circumstances force both Robb and Daenerys to make decisions and behave in ways which defined their maturity. Compare and contrast Robb and Daenerys in terms of their maturity in the story. What behavior did they show which demonstrated their maturity? Did one character mature more than the other? If so, which character? How? Was one character required to make more mature decisions and behave more maturely than the other? If so, who? How?
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