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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 happens to Jon as he trains and serves with the Night Watch?

2. Who does Jon think killed the two men found Beyond-the-Wall?

3. What do Robb and his men discover about two of the wildlings who attacked Bran?

4. What happens to Eddard when he tries to have Cersei arrested?

5. Because Robert knows he is dying, whom does he make Protector of the Realm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lysa Arryn say about the Lannisters that shows she is unstable?

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

3. Why does Arya disguise herself as a boy?

4. Why does Eddard choose his own man, instead of the King's Justice, to enforce the death sentence against Ser Gregor?

5. While Bran is riding in the woods with Robb and some of their men, what do the wildlings who capture Bran want to do with him?

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

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

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

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

10. What are Eddard's conflicting feelings about remaining in King's Landing when he resigns as the King's Hand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

The chapters in A Game of Thrones are short. Why do you think the author chose to keep the chapters short? Do the short chapters help or hinder the flow of the plot? Why? Give examples from the story to explain your answer.

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