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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to all of Gudrun's husbands?
(a) They fell out of love with her.
(b) They die in battle.
(c) They died before her.
(d) They are greedy for land.

2. When Bolli visits her, what does he want to learn about?
(a) Who her favorite child was.
(b) What experience she wants to have now.
(c) Whom she loved most of her husbands.
(d) What her favorite residence was.

3. How is Lambi related to Melkorka?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Her grandson.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

4. Who is furious that Gudrun is getting married?
(a) Lambi.
(b) Snorri.
(c) Helgi.
(d) Thorgils.

5. What is the name of Kjartan's estate?
(a) Aesland.
(b) Hjardarholt.
(c) Laugar.
(d) Svindale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gellir die?

2. Who rides off to find Hardbeinsson by the end of Chapter 60?

3. What is the magical present that King Olaf gave Kjartan that is later stolen?

4. Who is Hrefna?

5. How many men are at the estate that Thorgil seeks sanctuary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helgi do to Gudrun?

2. What ugly fact about Gudrun's personality is revealed through the death of Kjartan?

3. What is Gudrun willing to offer Thorgils and in exchange of what?

4. What is the final prophecy regarding Gudrun?

5. What does Kjartan discover when he returns to Iceland and what does he do in response?

6. When Kjartan refuses a gift from Bolli, what ensues?

7. What happens to Bolli, Gudrun's son in the final chapters of the book?

8. What does Olaf the Peacock do after Kjartan's death?

9. What happens to Gellir in the final chapters of the book?

10. Describe Thorgils Holluson.

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