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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. Who is Catelyn Stark's sister?

2. Where does Jamie find Brienne when he returns to Harrenhal in Chapter 45?

3. Who is Ghost?

4. Who does Gendry accuse of being a false priest?

5. Which Prince is rumored to fight with a poisoned blade?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lord Beric try Sandor Clegane?

2. What is the significance of the story Meera tells about the Knight of the Laughing Tree?

3. Why does Sam follow a stranger in Chapter 47?

4. Why does Jamie return to Harrenhal in Chapter 45?

5. Why does Jon return to Castle Black?

6. Why does Daenerys send Ser Jorah and Arstan on a dangerous mission?

7. How does Robb Stark die?

8. What is a direwolf?

9. What confirms the legitimacy of Jon's election to Lord Commander?

10. What mysterious power does Bran learn he has, as he and his friends rest in Queenscrown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are leadership skills of minor characters developed in the novel? How does Martin build minor characters into major characters capable of leadership? What effect could the transformation of these minor characters have on the bid for the Iron Throne?

Essay Topic 2

What forms of discrimination are present in the novel? How do characters cope with discrimination? What impact does discrimination have on the climax of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Of what importance are vows in the novel? Which vows among the characters must be kept, and which can be broken and mended again? How is the significance of vows and personal promises related to the literacy level of the characters in the novel?

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