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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 Robert want to do when he discovers Daenerys is pregnant?

2. Whom does Eddard think is the rightful heir to Robert's throne?

3. What does Arya do while her sword training teacher fights Ser Meryn?

4. What order of Robert's does Cersei tear up?

5. Whose army do Tyrion and the outlaws who attacked him join after they come out of the mountains?

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though Tyrion survives the battle with Robb's army, why is he upset about the flank of the army to which his father assigned him?

2. What was the distraction provided by the battle in which Tyrion fought with his father's army?

3. What do Robb and Catelyn decide to do about the letter from Sansa?

4. What is said about Arya's father in the conversation she overhears while she is sword training in the Red Keep?

5. What does Eddard see as a benefit if he joins the Night Watch?

6. Under what condition will Cersei allow Sansa to marry Joffrey?

7. What is the deal Catelyn makes with Lord Walder of the Twins so Robb's army can cross the river?

8. What knowledge about the paternity of Cersei's children does Eddard reveal to Cersei?

9. What gesture does Daenerys make toward her brother Viserys that shows she is growing up?

10. Why does Bran want to go into the crypt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author intertwines a number of topics/themes throughout the plot of A Game of Thrones. Explain one of the following topics/themes from the story, where it is present, how it's presented, and how it affects the plot and characters. Give examples from the story to explain your answer.

1) loyalty

2) injustice

3) truth

4) courage

Essay Topic 2

"'No . . . not me. I seldom even dream of dragons anymore. There are no dragons.'" Tyrion makes this statement in chapter 13. Explain this statement as it applies to Tyrion's hopes, maturity, and child-like (not childish) beliefs.

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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