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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Norwegian that Olaf brings back to Iceland fall in love with?
(a) Thorleik.
(b) Gudrun.
(c) Thurid.
(d) Kjartan.

2. When Thorgend goes to Norway and remarries, what is the name of her second son?
(a) Hrut Herjolfsson.
(b) Kjartan Boll.
(c) Gudrun Osvifur.
(d) Leif Erickson.

3. What is the unsettled area of land that the matriarch and daughter of Ketil Flat-Nose stakes out and divides among her family?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Eindhaven.
(c) Breidafjord.
(d) Ingelborg.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of Chapter 30, who is at the height of power and prestige?

2. What is the name of the item that Bolli receives?

3. How many predictions does Gest make?

4. Who is Gudrun's second husband?

5. Who grows restless to increase his power and fame?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Unn the Deep-Minded.

2. Why is there tension between Olaf and Thorleik and what does Olaf do to ease it?

3. Describe Gudrun's first and second marriages.

4. What does Gest prophesize about Kjartan, Bolli and Olaf?

5. Describe Geirmund.

6. When Geirmund attempts to leave, what does Thurid do?

7. What happens in the aftermath of the murder of Kotkel and his clan?

8. What is the problem King Harald faces with chieftains?

9. Describe Ketil Flat-Nose.

10. What does Unn the Deep-Minded do to the Breidafjord?

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