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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. How does Robert react after Queen Cersei makes her decision regarding the incident involving Joffrey and Arya?
2. Where has Lord Stannis been since Jon Arryn died?
3. What does Tyrion do when he sees the reactions of Jaime and Cersei after he announces at breakfast that Bran will survive his fall from the window?
4. What is the sole responsibility of the Night Watch?
5. What news does the Lord Commander of the Night Watch have for Jon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information about the setting does the author provide in the prologue?
2. What do the direwolf and the stag each represent?
3. Why is the size of Tyrion's shadow important as he reenters the castle after talking with Jon?
4. Why does Lord Eddard allow Jon Snow to join the Night Watch?
5. What does Queen Cersei decide after Joffrey and Arya describe their parts in the sword fighting incident?
6. What is Littlefinger's advice to Eddard regarding the dagger used in Bran's murder attempt?
7. What wish does Lady Catelyn express to Jon when he visits the injured Bran?
8. Why does it concern Eddard that Jaime is named Warden of the East?
9. What causes the internal difficulties faced by the Night Watch?
10. Why do Cersei and Jaime hope that Bran does not recover from his fall?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Explore the nature of good and evil as it exists in A Game of Thrones. In the war between the Lannisters and the Starks, was one side all good and the other side all evil? What makes you think this? Do the Targaryens represent good or evil? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Ambition plays a large part in A Game of Thrones. Explain the topic/theme of ambition as it applies to the Lannisters and Viserys Targaryen.
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