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

2. Which character benefits the least by the marriage of Gerutha and Horwendil?
(a) Horwendil.
(b) Feng.
(c) Amleth.
(d) Gerutha.

3. Which point sparks the argument over Amleth leaving to study in the next year?
(a) That Horwendil is leaving the country for a time.
(b) That Horwendil is unsatisfied with Gerutha.
(c) That Amleth is unhappy at Elsinore.
(d) That Amleth is disturbed by the friendship between Gerutha and Feng.

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

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 insult Horwendil's intelligence.
(b) To state her opinion of Horwendil.
(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. Why does Gerutha's back hurt during her wedding day?

2. How does Horwendil make the songbirds sing for Gerutha?

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

4. In the springtime after Gerutha and Horwendil's wedding, what is happening to Rorik?

5. What is Gerutha's explanation for spending so much time with Feng?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the springtime for Gerutha; what things are changing in her life?

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

5. Where do the names come from in the story?

6. What is similar between Bathsheba, the falcon whose eyes are sealed, and the characters of Gerutha and Feng?

7. Describe Ophelia and why she is considered beautiful.

8. What does Gerutha find disturbing about falconry?

9. Name three supporting characters and describe their association with one of the main characters.

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

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