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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Orm?
2. Who is Sigurd?
3. How quickly do Rumon and the fishermen he hired reach the mouth of the Shannon River?
4. What does Bishop Ethelwold do when he returns to the Abbey in October?
5. What does Merewyn want for Orm in England?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the grand commotion that happened in Greenland in June of 1000?
2. How does Merewyn describe Thorbjorg, the seeress from Brattalid?
3. When Finian and Rumon went up to the monastery, what did the prior, Poldu, say happened to Merewyn during the Viking raid?
4. Where was Merewyn's interview and what was Merewyn doing with Abbess Merwinna when the Abbess told Merewyn that she couldn't be accepted into the novitiate?
5. How were Merewyn, Orm, and Thora received at the hostel at Glastonbury Abbey?
6. How does Merewyn's mother-in-law, Asgerd feel about Merewyn?
7. What is Thora, Merewyn's daughter, like in June of 1000?
8. What was Ethelred like in the year 1002?
9. What is the Allthing?
10. Why couldn't Merewyn get the land grants and the title of Thane for Orm that she wanted in the year 1002?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "Avalon," Merewyn must contend with her past and the truth of who she is. Explain how Merewyn's relationship to her past and how she deals with who she is affects what she does, what she thinks and even some of her values and how the way Merewyn deals with who she is contributes to the novel.
Essay Topic 2
In "Avalon," many brutal Viking raids are described. Compare and contrast the English views of Vikings or Norsemen to what we see when Merewyn becomes an accepted member of Icelandic society.
Essay Topic 3
Select a moment or scene in "Avalon" that you find especially memorable. Identify the passage, explain how it is used in the novel, and analyze the reasons for its effectiveness.
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