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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Three days after speaking with the Abbot of Glastonbury, where do Merewyn and her children arrive?
(a) At Romsey Abbey in Hampshire.
(b) At the place where Tre-Uther used to be.
(c) At Court.
(d) At Rumon's doorstep.

2. How long is it since the Viking raid at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 weeks.

3. Who becomes ill when Ketil goes down to the naust for his daily walk to the Bylgja?
(a) Sigurd.
(b) Orm.
(c) Brigid.
(d) Merewyn.

4. How quickly do Rumon and the fishermen he hired reach the mouth of the Shannon River?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 6 days.

5. How do the people at the feast react to the commands that Leif presents to them?
(a) Despite reluctance, everyone knows that trade is directly tied to their obedience in matters such as these.
(b) Most refuse to be baptized outright.
(c) Most leave the feast immediately without celebrating in protest.
(d) A huge fight breaks out among the men.

6. What kind of a ruler is Ethelred?
(a) Courageous.
(b) Feared.
(c) Ineffective.
(d) Beloved.

7. What does Erik tell Ketil when Ketil finds him in the evening?
(a) That Erik's wife was expecting their 5th child.
(b) That Ketil looked old and tired.
(c) That Ketil should not have looked so hard for him because Erik would have found Ketil.
(d) That Erik sailed west to a land where grasslands bordered a central ice cap.

8. How does King Ethelred decide to solve the problem of the Viking attacks?
(a) He offers his youngest daughter to Canute in marriage.
(b) He has his Thanes slaughter the Vikings.
(c) He has his Thanes set fire to the Viking ships.
(d) He decides to pay Sweyn to stop attacking England.

9. What has happened to Merewyn since she was taken by the Vikings?
(a) She has married and has a 15-month-old son.
(b) She has gone on a hunger strike.
(c) She has yet to speak to her captors.
(d) She has escaped into the wilderness of Iceland.

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

11. What does Merewyn ask the Abbess while the Bishop is at the Abby?
(a) Merewyn asks if she may go back to Uther.
(b) Merewyn asks if she may leave the Abbey.
(c) Merewyn asks if she may marry.
(d) Merewyn asks the Abbess permission to enter the nunnery.

12. What commands does Leif present to the people when he arrives at the feast?
(a) The people of Greenland must return to Iceland.
(b) The people of Greenland must raise more sheep.
(c) The people of Greenland must stop going after Vikings.
(d) The King of Norway wants everyone baptized right away.

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

14. What does Merewyn tell the Abbot she wants?
(a) Charity.
(b) Food.
(c) Information.
(d) Lodging for the night.

15. What does Odo use to purchase things for Merewyn?
(a) A cloak.
(b) 2 horses.
(c) Food.
(d) Coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ketil rides around on his horse looking for whom at "Logberg"?

2. What year is it at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. Who tells Rumon and Finian that there is trouble?

4. How does Orm accept the proper protocol when he meets the Abbot of Glastonbury?

5. How does Merewyn feel about going to the place Erik speaks of?

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