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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sister Herluva run to find Merewyn?
(a) Merewyn has run away.
(b) The Abbess has taken a fainting spell and is asking for Merewyn.
(c) Merewyn is late for prayers.
(d) The sister has a message for Merewyn.

2. How did Poldu remain alive after the attack?
(a) He killed the chief Viking.
(b) He hid from the Vikings.
(c) He fought back.
(d) He spoke up, asking the chief if he was such a beast that he would rape his own daughter.

3. What does Breaca of Uther tell Rumon about the monks?
(a) That they are useless.
(b) That they are the holiest of men.
(c) That she is in love with one of the friars.
(d) That her son lives with them.

4. What did Merewyn ask of her husband and father-in-law, Ketil?
(a) If she could go home to England.
(b) Not to go a-viking anymore.
(c) To help her raise her sister.
(d) Not to leave her alone in the house at night.

5. Why are Sigurd, Merewyn, and Orm disappointed when round the cape?
(a) They see nothing but ice.
(b) They had lost so many on the voyage.
(c) They see grassland, but no trees are in sight.
(d) They miss their home in Iceland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Rumon and Merewyn suspect that Merewyn's mother is dead?

2. Who does Merewyn see coming up the road on horseback as she waves good-bye to Asgerd?

3. How long does it take the ships to get to the land Erik speaks of?

4. What does Erik tell Ketil when Ketil finds him in the evening?

5. How does the Archbishop feel about the Queen?

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