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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Kalf Asgeirsson?
(a) Bolli's nemesis.
(b) Asgeir's son.
(c) Gudrun's brother.
(d) Kjartan's traveling partner.

3. Who betrays Kjartan?
(a) Thorvald.
(b) Gudrun.
(c) Bolli.
(d) Olaf.

4. Who grows jealous when Kjartan gets married?
(a) Melkorka.
(b) Gudrun.
(c) Melkorka.
(d) Melkorka.

5. Whose family has an irresolvable conflict by Chapter 51?
(a) Olaf the Peacock.
(b) Bolli Thorgedsson.
(c) Helgi Hardbeinsson.
(d) Lambi Thorbjornsson.

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

7. After Kjartan dies, who pushes for vengeance?
(a) Helgi.
(b) Thorgerd.
(c) Bolli.
(d) Gudrun.

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

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

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

11. What does Thorgil pretend to be in order to gain sanctuary?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A priest.
(c) An outlaw.
(d) A stowaway.

12. What does Gudrun ask Thorgils to do?
(a) Marry her daughter.
(b) Buy her land.
(c) Lead men to kill Helgi.
(d) Trick her father.

13. What happened to all of Gudrun's husbands?
(a) They died before her.
(b) They fell out of love with her.
(c) They are greedy for land.
(d) They die in battle.

14. How many men are at the estate that Thorgil seeks sanctuary?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

15. What does the Norwegian princess give Kjartan?
(a) A basket of coins.
(b) A gold-woven head-dress.
(c) A bag of jewels.
(d) A scroll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bolli marry?

2. Who does Snorri visit to warn of possible vengeance?

3. Whose second prophesy has come half-true by the end of Chapter 50?

4. Who has Snorri chosen for Gudrun to marry?

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

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