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Avalon | Quiz

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Avalon | Quiz

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1)

Where does Rumon say he wants to take Alfrida? (from Chapter 6)

He want to take her to Court.
He wants to take her to his bed.
He wants to take her to the convent.
Away from her dreary castle and maybe to Ireland.
2)

What news comes to Merewyn from the castle in March? (from Chapter 15)

The King has been injured in a drunken fall.
The Queen has borne a son named Edward.
The Queen is deathy ill.
The King is murdered in retaliation for the slaughter of the Danes.
3)

At the beginning of Chapter 7, where is Merewyn living? (from Chapter 7)

With her aunt, the Abbess Merwinna at Romsey.
With Alfrida.
At Glastonbury Abbey.
At Uther.
4)

Does Rumon drink the second poison? (from Chapter 6)

Yes, but he is able to vomit it up.
No, he pours it out a second time.
No, he throws the drink in Alfrida's face.
Yes, in response to toasts.
5)

What news does Gunnar bear? (from Chapter 7)

That he is to be married.
That he is leaving for Norway.
That 7 shiploads of Vikings are on their way for plunder.
That Alfrida is dying.
6)

When do Finian and Rumon first sense that something is wrong on their journey to find Merewyn? (from Chapter 9)

When they reach Tre-Uther.
When they reach the Camel River.
When they reach the church.
When they come across a burned shop.
7)

What is the people's reaction to the slaughter of the Danes? (from Chapter 15)

They are appalled.
They attack the castle in anger.
They are jubilant.
They find it acceptable since their people have murdered so many English.
8)

What is Wulfric's new hobby? (from Chapter 15)

A hunter.
A carpenter.
A falconer.
A painter.
9)

What does Merewyn do to avoid Rumon after what happens at twilight on the top of the Tor? (from Chapter 8)

She dons a nun's habit and hides among them.
She locks herself in her room and refuses to come out.
She prays fervently in the church.
She rouses her servants at three in the morning and leaves.
10)

What does Merewyn receive from Rumon in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

A castle.
A deed to land in France.
A letter.
A marriage proposal.
11)

After Thorbjorg tells Sigurd and Merewyn about Ketil, what does Thorbjorg say about Merewyn ? (from Chapter 12)

Merewyn will die in the upcoming epidemic.
Merewyn will marry the stranger from England in the years ahead.
Merewyn will have several more children but only 1 will survive to adulthood.
Thorbjorg sees big changes for Merewyn and Merewyn will not die in Greenland.
12)

Why does the chief Viking order Merewyn to be taken to his ship? (from Chapter 9)

Because Poldu tells the chief Viking that Merewyn is his daughter.
He needs another house servant in his homeland.
He wants to marry Merewyn in his homeland.
He will kill Merewyn at sea.
13)

When Merewyn sees Gunnar Thoredsson at the Abbey, how does he look? (from Chapter 7)

He looks tired and sad.
He has a beard that ages him slightly and the devotion that was once in his eyes is gone.
He looks as if demons have possessed him.
He looks sick and angry.
14)

Three days after speaking with the Abbot of Glastonbury, where do Merewyn and her children arrive? (from Chapter 13)

At Romsey Abbey in Hampshire.
At the place where Tre-Uther used to be.
At Court.
At Rumon's doorstep.
15)

Who does Rumon see Alfrida give a cup to? (from Chapter 6)

Ethelred.
Merewyn.
Dunstan.
Edward.
16)

Why are Sigurd, Merewyn, and Orm disappointed when round the cape? (from Chapter 11)

They see grassland, but no trees are in sight.
They had lost so many on the voyage.
They miss their home in Iceland.
They see nothing but ice.
17)

What does the Abbot suggest to Merewyn regarding her question? (from Chapter 13)

She talk to Brother Finian who lives in one of the cells halfway up the Tor.
She doesn't deserve to know where Rumon is.
She leave the Abbey at once.
She go elsewhere for the information.
18)

Who becomes ill when Ketil goes down to the naust for his daily walk to the Bylgja? (from Chapter 10)

Orm.
Sigurd.
Brigid.
Merewyn.
19)

Who does King Sweyn leave behind in England? (from Chapter 14)

One of his Viking ships.
His sister and husband and their son.
His wife and Canute.
His 3 daughters.
20)

What is the real reason for Orm's visit to Merewyn? (from Chapter 15)

Orm wants to come home and bring with him a girl he met in Ireland.
Orm wants to colonize Vineland and marry a girl he met in Ireland.
Orm wants to go back to Iceland and take with him a girl he met in Ireland.
Orm wants to go back to Greenland and take with him a girl he met in Ireland.
21)

How does Merewyn react to what Rumon tells her when they sit down at twilight? (from Chapter 8)

She cries with sadness that her aunt is not there.
She cries with joy.
She accepts his offer and goes with him to the tower.
She is horrified that he would think that she is good enough to bed but not to wed.
22)

What does Erik tell Ketil when Ketil finds him in the evening? (from Chapter 11)

That Erik sailed west to a land where grasslands bordered a central ice cap.
That Erik's wife was expecting their 5th child.
That Ketil looked old and tired.
That Ketil should not have looked so hard for him because Erik would have found Ketil.
23)

What is the name of the chief Viking? (from Chapter 9)

Orm Sigurdsson.
Sigurd.
Ketil Redbeard.
Erik Thorvaldson.
24)

What do Sigurd, Merewyn, Orm, and Ketil call their new home? (from Chapter 11)

Langarfoss.
New Tre-Uther.
Ketilvik.
Rich Port.
25)

Why doesn't Rumon drink his draught? (from Chapter 6)

It has a musty tang.
It was the wrong drink.
He decided he wasn't thirsty.
He did drink it.
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