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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. Who is Horwendil's squire?

2. How does Rorik respond to his daughter´s strong opinion of marriage?

3. How old is Gerutha when the story begins?

4. Which of the following is a name in Part 1?

5. Which character is the most emotionally distant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Gerutha think that Feng and herself are in similar situations?

3. What does Gerutha find disturbing about falconry?

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

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

6. Describe why Feng feels he must leave Denmark.

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

8. What does Gerutha see as different about her father when he gives her his blessing?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Gerutha finds a companion in Feng and eventually desires him more than Horwendil. Answer the questions to create a three part essay.

Part 1. What is so attractive about Feng to Gerutha? What does Gerutha see in Feng that she desires?

Part 2. How is Feng different than his brother Horwendil? Is this difference attractive to Gerutha? Why?

Part 3. What do you think is more important to Gerutha, a man who listens or a man who talks? Why?

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