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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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. How do Gerutha and Feng usually pass their time together?
(a) In conversations of topics that interest them both.
(b) Hunting or riding.
(c) Eating and drinking.
(d) In games of chess or cards.

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

4. What words best describe Gerutha as a wife?
(a) Angry, thorny, and disrespectful.
(b) Happy, bubbly, and talkative.
(c) Sad, quiet, and sulky.
(d) Good, compliant, and gracious.

5. What is Gerutha's interpretation of the songbirds singing?
(a) That they are singing about love.
(b) That they are singing about their happiness.
(c) That they are singing about their past.
(d) That they are singing about their imprisionment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is the most emotionally distant?

2. Who is Gerutha´s handmaiden?

3. Who is Gerwendil?

4. What doesn't Gerutha enjoy about her visit to Feng's estate?

5. Which of the following is a name in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ophelia and why she is considered beautiful.

2. What is disappointing about the name Amleth for Gerutha?

3. Do you think that Horwendil is really interested in making Gerutha happy with their marriage? Why or why not?

4. How does Gerutha respond to her father's apology before he dies?

5. Describe how the conversation during the sleigh ride displays the difference in the personality between Horwendil and Gerutha.

6. Describe how Gerutha, Horwendil, Amblet, and Feng's names change in parts 2 and 3 of the story.

7. Describe Gerutha's prediction of Horwendil as a husband.

8. Describe the conversation Gerutha has with Corambus about her son Amleth.

9. Describe how the songbirds, a gift from Horwendil, demonstrate the difference between the personalities of Horwendil and Gerutha.

10. Describe your view of the history between King Rorik and Ona.

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