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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Section 3 (page 39 to 78).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gerutha confide in when she becomes worried about Amleth's moodiness?
(a) Her chambermaid.
(b) Horwendil.
(c) Her father.
(d) Corumbus.

2. Where do the names in Part 2 of the story come from?
(a) From Shakespeare.
(b) From an adaptation that was printed in 1576.
(c) From John Updike's presumptions about the origin of names.
(d) From a different publisher's edition in 1890.

3. What does Gerutha fear about being attracted to a man?
(a) That she will eventually become a very rich woman.
(b) That she will never have a career.
(c) That she will eventually become a submissive old woman.
(d) That she will not be attractive to him.

4. What is Gerutha's explanation for spending so much time with Feng?
(a) That she helps Feng to study German.
(b) That she feels badly for him since he often sulks in loneliness.
(c) That she simply is concerned for his health.
(d) That she is Feng's only company, since Horwendil is often busy.

5. Why does Gerutha use the phrase ". . . no woman wants to be a mere piece of furniture, to be bartered for and then sat upon?"
(a) To state her opinion of Horwendil.
(b) To insult Horwendil's intelligence.
(c) To explain to her father her feelings about being promised to Horwendil.
(d) To clearify her feelings about bar stools.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a name in Part 1?

2. What is made clear about Gerutha's opinion of Horwendil?

3. How old is Gerutha on her wedding day?

4. In what season do Gerutha and Horwendil get married?

5. The story begins in what country?

(see the answer key)

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