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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 of the following is a name in Part 1?

2. Who is Magrit married to?

3. Why does Feng leave Denmark?

4. Who is Ljot related to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Horwendil's personality.

2. Describe Gerutha's physical appearance as a young woman when she is first introduced in the story.

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

4. What does Gerutha think of married women?

5. Describe Rorik's physical appearance as he is introduced in the story.

6. Describe Gerutha on her wedding night.

7. How does Horwendil and Gerutha's wedding night prove that Horwendil is not truly interested in Gerutha?

8. Describe Feng's personality and character.

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

10. Describe King Rorik's view of love and marriage.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At many points in the story Gertrude is not content with her life. Explain your opinion of the following question. Do you think that Gertrude has been a victim of circumstance, or do you think her discontent is of her own doing?

Essay Topic 2

When Horvendil is told of the affair between his wife and his brother, his reaction is severe. He decides to seize Fengon's assets and execute Corambis. Answer the following questions in a three part essay.

Part 1. Do you think that Horvendil is being cruel to his brother, or do you think it is a just punishment for Fengon? Why or why not?

Part 2. Do you think that Horvendil is overreacting to the situation with his decision to execute Corambis? Why or why not?

Part 3. What does Horvendil's decisions tell us about him as a man and a king?

Essay Topic 3

Each main character in the story has things that they want from life that transfer to greed. Write the following three part essay on the characters to explain how each character is greedy in their own way.

Part 1. Describe the things that Gerutha, Feng, and Horwendil each want from life in Part 1 of the story.

Part 2. By the end of Part 2, each character has become greedy for something which they feel they do not have. Explain: What is each character greedy for?

Part 2. Explain how you think each character has changed from simply wanting things in life to becoming greedy for them. What has caused Geruthe, Fengon, and Horvendil each to become greedy?

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