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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bolli marry?
(a) Thordis.
(b) Thorleik.
(c) Gellir.
(d) Gora.

2. What does Halldor give Bolli?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A hug.
(c) A sword.
(d) A book.

3. From what family line is Thorgils descended from?
(a) Helgi the soldier.
(b) Unn the deep-minded.
(c) Bjorn the Easterner.
(d) Snorri the Priest.

4. When Kjartan returns to Iceland, what does he discover about Bolli?
(a) He has become King of Iceland.
(b) He has married Gudrun.
(c) He has taken over Kjartan's land.
(d) He has built a throne for himself.

5. What kills Kjartan?
(a) The onset of dementia.
(b) The death of his wife.
(c) The "Leg Biter" blade.
(d) The great flood drowns him.

6. Who is reluctant to join Thorgils' mission?
(a) Helgi.
(b) Olaf.
(c) Lambi.
(d) Killer-Hrapp.

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

8. How old is Gudrun's son when she is ready to enact her plans?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

9. What does Gudrun construct detailed plans to achieve?
(a) Wreak vengeance on her husband's murderers.
(b) Build a house for her son.
(c) Steal the children of Kjartan.
(d) Overtake Unn's lands.

10. Who are two men that part of Thorgil's group?
(a) Kjartan and Gudrun.
(b) Bolli and Thorleik.
(c) Helgi and Killer-Hrapp.
(d) Gora and Frig.

11. Whose second prophesy has come half-true by the end of Chapter 50?
(a) Bolli.
(b) Gest.
(c) Helgi.
(d) Kjartan.

12. What does Bolli offer that Kjartan refuses?
(a) An amulet.
(b) A handshake.
(c) A sword.
(d) A gift.

13. Whose prophecy is completed by the death in Breidafjord?
(a) Helgi.
(b) Olaf.
(c) Gert.
(d) Bolli.

14. Where do Kjartan's relatives find Bolli before they kill him?
(a) A brothel.
(b) A tavern.
(c) A shieling.
(d) A monastery.

15. What does Thorkel try to buy?
(a) Hjardarholt.
(b) Saelingsdale.
(c) Laudar.
(d) Laexdala.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men try to help Helgi in his fight?

2. Whose family has an irresolvable conflict by Chapter 51?

3. When does Gudrun give birth to her son?

4. Where does Gellir die?

5. Who are the men who try to help Helgi in his fight?

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