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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the situation with the songbirds reveal about Horwendil's personality?
(a) That he is forceful and selfish.
(b) That he is kind and generous.
(c) That he is sweet and romantic.
(d) That he is passive and kind.

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

3. What is made clear about Gerutha's opinion of Horwendil?
(a) That she thinks he is ugly and undesirable.
(b) The she thinks he has the ability to be romantic.
(c) That she thinks he will be a good husband.
(d) That she thinks he is selfish brute.

4. Which of the following is a name in Part 3?
(a) Polonius.
(b) Horwendil.
(c) Gerutha.
(d) Corambis.

5. Which of the following is NOT a name in Part 3?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Horwendil.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Gertrude.

6. Which of the following is NOT a name in Part 1?
(a) Corambus.
(b) Feng.
(c) Horwendil.
(d) Polonius.

7. What did Gerutha want to name her son?
(a) Rorik, after her father.
(b) Amleth.
(c) Horwendil, after her husband.
(d) Feng.

8. Who is Ona related to?
(a) Corambus.
(b) Gerutha.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Horwendil.

9. Who is Sandro?
(a) Horwendil's childhood friend.
(b) Feng's squire.
(c) Ophelia's lover.
(d) Ona's brother.

10. The story is a prequel to what other famous drama?
(a) The Twelfth Night.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) A Christmas Carol.

11. How does Horwendil respond to Gerutha's thorniness?
(a) He becomes angry and violent.
(b) He loves her more.
(c) He becomes frusterated and leaves her.
(d) He is amused.

12. When Rorik asks Gerutha about the state of her marriage, how does she respond?
(a) She tells Rorik that it is a terrible marriage and it is his fault.
(b) She tells Rorick that it is a profitable business.
(c) She tells Rorik that her marriage is in excellent shape.
(d) She tells Rorick that she has never been happier.

13. Why does Gerutha move back to Elsinore?
(a) To become queen.
(b) To take care of her father.
(c) To make Horwendil angry.
(d) To give birth to her son.

14. What happens to Horwendil as he becomes a more accomplished king?
(a) He becomes a much better warrior with age.
(b) He becomes increasingly more distant to Gerutha.
(c) He becomes more romantic.
(d) He becomes more interested in other women.

15. Which character reflects on a difficulty in loving Hamlet?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) King Hamlet.
(c) Ona.
(d) Claudius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gerutha notice about Rorik's face as he gives her his blessing?

2. Where do Gerutha and Horwendil go immediately after their wedding?

3. How long do guests stay at Elsinore for the wedding?

4. What is unfair about how Rorik treats Horwendil compared to how he treats Feng?

5. At what age does Feng return to Denmark?

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