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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the small man who approaches Thorgils call himself?
(a) Helgi.
(b) Thorleik.
(c) Killer-Hrapp.
(d) Gudrun.

2. Who has Snorri chosen for Gudrun to marry?
(a) Thorstein.
(b) Thorgils.
(c) Thorkel.
(d) Thordis.

3. When does Gudrun give birth to her son?
(a) Bolli Bollason.
(b) Helgi Hardbeinsson.
(c) Geirmund Snorgudsson.
(d) Lambi Thorbjornsson.

4. When Bolli wishes to kill the Olafsson brothers, what does Snorri argue is sufficient?
(a) Helgi's death.
(b) Thorkel's absence.
(c) Gudrun's marriage.
(d) Thordis' sickness.

5. What does Olafsson give Thorleik?
(a) A book.
(b) A shield.
(c) An amulet.
(d) A sword.

6. Whose fate ultimately is dark as the character moves back home and dies in mourning?
(a) Aesgir.
(b) Bolli.
(c) Hrefna.
(d) Hrut.

7. Who dies in the Breidafjord?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Gert.
(c) Thorkel.
(d) Bolli.

8. When Bolli and Thorleik reach Norway, what do they find out King Olaf has accused Thorkel of?
(a) Being manipulative.
(b) Being arrogant.
(c) Being a thief.
(d) Being a coward.

9. Where is the man that Snorri chose for Gudrun to marry?
(a) At war.
(b) At home.
(c) At sea.
(d) At school.

10. Who is Gudrun's teacher that helps her develop her plan of revenge?
(a) Thorgils.
(b) Snorri.
(c) Helgi.
(d) Bollason.

11. What is offered as compensation for the death of Helgi?
(a) Property.
(b) Money.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Blood-friendship.

12. From which Icelandic dynasty is Gudrun descended?
(a) Olaf the Peacock.
(b) Hoskuld.
(c) Unn the Deep-Minded.
(d) Bjorn the Easterner.

13. Who kills Helgi?
(a) Thorstein the Black.
(b) Lambi Thorbjornsson.
(c) Thorgils Svendarsson.
(d) Bolli Bollason.

14. Who wants to marry Gudrun?
(a) Thorgils.
(b) Helgi.
(c) Snorri.
(d) Lambi.

15. When a boy comes to report to the men at the estate, what does Helgi realize?
(a) He is very fortunate.
(b) He is being cheated.
(c) He is losing money.
(d) His death is close.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bjorn related to?

2. What is the name of Kjartan's estate?

3. Who is Hrefna?

4. Where do Kjartan's relatives find Bolli before they kill him?

5. When Kjartan returns to Iceland, what does he discover about Bolli?

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