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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. While they are at the inn at the Crossroads, when does Tyrion see that Catelyn is also there?

2. What does Jon learn about Benjen Stark from Tyrion?

3. Why is Cersei worried about Lysa Arryn's suspicions regarding Jon Arryn's death?

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

5. What does Ser Royce order Will to do at the scene where Will made his observation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the fire that was set in the library as Bran lay injured in his bed?

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

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

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

5. What does Daenerys discover about her husband, Drogo, after they are married?

6. What do the direwolf and the stag each represent?

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

8. Why does Jon become deeply offended when Tyrion tells him the Night Watch is made up of criminals and illegitimate children?

9. Why do Cersei and Jaime hope that Bran does not recover from his fall?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the setting influence the events in the story? Give examples to explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The author made up the world in which the characters live. Even though the world is much different from ours, what parallels can you draw between the world in A Game of Thrones and the world in which you live?

Essay Topic 3

Internal conflict affects different characters in the story. Choose a character who faces internal conflict. Explain what the conflict is, how the character attempts to resolve the internal conflict, if the conflict is resolved and how it is resolved. If the conflict is not resolved why it is not resolved? What have you learned about the character from the internal conflict? How does the resolution or lack of resolution of the internal conflict affect the character?

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