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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Thorkel Eyjolfsson the fourth husband of?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Freya.
(c) Kjartan.
(d) Gudrun.

2. When Hrapp of Hrappstead dies, who does his estate go to?
(a) Kjartan Boll.
(b) Freya and Gudrun.
(c) Hoskuld.
(d) Thorstein Black the Wise.

3. Who is Olaf the Peacock the father of?
(a) Leif.
(b) Kjartan.
(c) Gudrun.
(d) Hrut.

4. Since Thord wants so badly to thwart Vigdis's machinations, to whom does he give his property?
(a) Hoskuld.
(b) Freya.
(c) Kjartan.
(d) Gudrun.

5. Who wants Hoskuld to return to Ireland?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Jorunn.
(c) Freya.
(d) Melkorka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the unsettled area of land that the matriarch and daughter of Ketil Flat-Nose stakes out and divides among her family?

2. As Olaf gains prominence, who declines in stature by the end of Chapter 10?

3. Prior to Christianity, what was the 9th century period known as a time of?

4. What are the factors by which the land along the west coast is divided among the family in Chapters 1-10?

5. What does Hoskuld also purchase in Norway that his wife Jorunn objects to at first, but then accepts?

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