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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 Joffrey while he and Sansa spend their afternoon together?

2. According to Lady Catelyn, how might the king perceive Lord Eddard's refusal to become the King's Hand?

3. Why does Maester Luwin try to persuade Lady Catelyn to leave Bran's bedside?

4. How did Viserys and Daenerys, descendants of the House of Targaryens, lose their father?

5. Where has Lord Stannis been since Jon Arryn died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lord Eddard allow Jon Snow to join the Night Watch?

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

3. Why is Jon not permitted to participate in the activities he views from the parapet?

4. Explain what happens when Joffrey and Sansa see Arya and Mycah, the butcher's son, practicing sword fighting.

5. What does Eddard learn about Gendry, a boy who is apprenticed to the master armorer, Tobho Mott?

6. How is Robert Baratheon's relationship with Lyanna important?

7. Why does Lady Catelyn want Lord Eddard to take the job as King's Hand?

8. After Robert finishes arguing with his squires before the tourney, what does Robert reveal to Eddard about Joffrey and Cersei?

9. After speaking with her friend in King's Landing about Bran's murder attempt, why will Lady Catelyn conclude that Tyrion Lannister tried to kill Bran?

10. What is Littlefinger's advice to Eddard regarding the dagger used in Bran's murder attempt?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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