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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 many years before the Doom of Valyria did Aenar Targaryen move with his family and everything he owned to Dragonstone?

2. When did Rhaenys Targaryen perish at the Hellholt in Dorne?

3. How many men accompanied Jaehaerys on any progress?

4. For how many generations did House Hoare rule the riverlands?

5. How many Targaryens followed Aegon the Dragon to the Iron Throne before the dynasty topped in Robert's Rebellion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Iron Islands come under Aegon's rule?

2. What were Aegon I Targaryen's accomplishments during times of peace?

3. How did population increase during Jaehaerys reign?

4. How did Jaeherys do things differently when he made royal progress?

5. What were Aegon's Seven?

6. How did Maegor die?

7. How did Meraxes and Rhaenys Targaryen die?

8. Who went with Lady Elissa, now Alys Westhill, on her voyage and when did she leave?

9. How did Queen Rhaena's women die at Dragonstone in 54 AC?

10. Why did Aenar Targaryen sell his holdings and move with his family and belongings to Dragonstone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prince Viserys was missing for five years. How was Prince Viserys returned to Westeros? What did his return mean for the Targaryens and the smallfolk?

Essay Topic 2

Hammer and White were dragonriders who betrayed Rhaenyra. How did Hammer and White betray Rhaenyra? How and why did their betrayal cause problems for other bastard dragonriders?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Fire & Blood? How does the way that the third-person narrator follows different characters influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

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