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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Thorleik angry with Olaf?
(a) Since Hoskuld diminishes Thorleik's fortune on Olaf's behalf.
(b) Since Hoskuld liked Olaf more than Thorleik.
(c) Since Olaf is better looking than Thorleik.
(d) Since Olaf wins more friends than Thorleik.

3. Who is Thord Goddi a neighbor to?
(a) Killer-Hrapp.
(b) Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson.
(c) Jorunn Peacock.
(d) Vigdis Ingjald.

4. As the new chieftains submit to the king, what region do some chieftains prefer to migrate instead of relinquishing power?
(a) Faroe Islands.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Iceland.

5. Who acquires a noble lineage because of his parent's connection to Irish royalty?
(a) Freya.
(b) Hoskuld.
(c) Olaf.
(d) Thorgend.

6. When the inheritor of Hrapp's land drowns, who comes into possession of the land?
(a) Gudrun Hjardarholt.
(b) Harald Trygvasson.
(c) Freya Breidafjord.
(d) Thorkel Fringe.

7. Who grows up together like brothers?
(a) Gudrun and Snorri.
(b) Bolli and Kjartan.
(c) Osvifur and Gudrun.
(d) Snorri and Bolli.

8. When Thord gets married, who is the criminal that he houses?
(a) Kjartan.
(b) Vigdis.
(c) Thorolf.
(d) Gudrun.

9. Whose brother did the outlaw kill?
(a) Vigdis Ingjald.
(b) Hoskuld Dala-Kollson.
(c) Ingjald Saudisle-Priest.
(d) Jorunn Peacock.

10. What is the name of Olaf's own son?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Snorri.
(c) Kjartan.
(d) Bolli.

11. By the end of Chapter 30, who is at the height of power and prestige?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Gudrun.
(c) Kjartan.
(d) Bolli.

12. Who is Gudrun's second husband?
(a) Thorvald Halldorsson.
(b) Bolli the Peacock.
(c) Gest Oddleifsson.
(d) Thord Ingunnarson.

13. What are the two men growing up in Olaf's household known for?
(a) Artistic work and cooking.
(b) Courage and strength.
(c) Good looks and poetic speech.
(d) Bootlegging and thievery.

14. What is different about the item that Bolli receives?
(a) It never runs out.
(b) It is cursed.
(c) It is magical.
(d) It is multicolored.

15. Who does Gest meet when Olaf invites him to Hjardarholt ?
(a) Osvifur and Bjorn.
(b) Ketil and Gudrun.
(c) Bolli and Kjartan.
(d) Aud and Thord.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an outlaw in Iceland?

2. Who is Olaf's half-brother who is cruel like his mother Jorunn?

3. What are the names of Bjorn the Easterner's two children?

4. Who is Hoskuld's brother who immigrates to Iceland?

5. Who is Olaf the son of?

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