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A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin
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Prologue-Tyrion’s Arrival in King’s Landing
Bran’s Dreams-Catelyn’s Conversation with Brynden
Tyrion’s Conversation with Janos-Theon’s Return to Pyke
Daenerys’s Wandering-Bran’s Recollection
Tyrion’s Conversation with Pycelle-The Reeds’ Arrival at Winterfell
Catelyn’s Meeting with Renly-Tyrion’s Confrontation with Pycelle
Arya’s Imprisonment-Sansa’s Beating
Catelyn’s Prayers-Catelyn’s Return to Riverrun
Daenerys’s Visit to the Pureborn-The Tullys’ Defense of Riverrun
Theon’s Assault on Winterfell-The Escape from Winterfell
Jon’s Encounter with the Wildlings-Theon’s Nightmares
Sansa in the Sept-The Rescue of King’s Landing
Daenerys at the Docks-The Return of Reek
Tyrion’s Dreams-The Depature from Winterfell
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Prologue-Tyrion's Arrival in King's Landing
Bran's Dreams-Catelyn's Conversation with Brynden
Tyrion's Conversation with Janos-Theon's Return to Pyke
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Tyrion's Conversation with Pycelle-The Reeds' Arrival at Winterfell
Catelyn's Meeting with Renly-Tyrion's Confrontation with Pycelle
Arya's Imprisonment-Sansa's Beating
Catelyn's Prayers-Catelyn's Return to Riverrun
Daenerys's Visit to the Pureborn-The Tullys' Defense of Riverrun
Theon's Assault on Winterfell-The Escape from Winterfell
Jon's Encounter with the Wildlings-Theon's Nightmares
Sansa in the Sept-The Rescue of King's Landing
Daenerys at the Docks-The Return of Reek
Tyrion's Dreams-The Depature from Winterfell
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Martin depicts war as destroying people, objects, and ___.
God's kingdom
The natural landscape
Knowledge and certainty
Victorian morality
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What must the characters in A Clash of Kings inevitably learn to confront?
Their worst fears
Systemic inequality
Their own pasts
Harsh truths
3
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What motif serves to emphasize the fragility of social life and civilization?
Lone wolves
Orphaned children
Abandoned settlements
Incest
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What motif of taboo breaking contributes to a sense that the book's world teeters precariously between civilization and primitivism?
Murder
Incest
Slavery
Theft
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What symbol represents the human tendency to make meaning out of events and phenomena that may be inherently meaningless?
The comet
The sigils
The persona of Rumor
The empty ship
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