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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. Which statement is true about Gerutha?

2. Why does Gerutha feel snubbed by Horwendil on their wedding night?

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

4. What other event occurs on the same day Gerutha gives birth?

5. At what age does Feng return to Denmark?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Ophelia and why she is considered beautiful.

3. Describe Horwendil's personality.

4. How does King Rorik try to convince his daughter that she will come to love Horwendil?

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

6. Describe Amleth as a baby and a boy.

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

8. In what ways does Gerutha find Feng more interesting and desirable than Horwendil?

9. Why do Horwendil and Gerutha fight over Amleth leaving for school?

10. Describe why Feng feels he must leave Denmark.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay to describe the role of the supporting characters in the story. Include at least four supporting characters. Describe how they are associated with the main characters, and how their decisions affect the lives of the main characters.

Essay Topic 2

Geruthe and Fengon have different ideas of love. The difference makes the affair awkward at first until Fengon proves that he understands Geruthe's needs in love. Choose one of the following options to write an essay.

1. Describe the difference between Geruthe and Fengon in terms of their ideals in love.

2. Geruthe has been a married woman for many years. Fengon was married but for only a few years. How do you think this affects their ideals in love?

3. What does Geruthe need from Fengon before she can continue the affair? Why is this so important to her?

Essay Topic 3

The are a multitude of events over the course of the story. Which events in the story provide the most important turning points that move the plot? Write a three part essay to discuss this question.

Part 1. Which events do you believe are key events in the story? Choose three or four events and describe why you think they are the most important.

Part 2. Describe how each of the key events affect the main characters in the story.

Part 3. If you had to choose a single or most important event, which would it be? Why?

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