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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. When the feud between the families end, where does Thorleik go?
(a) Norway.
(b) Faroe Islands.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Iceland.

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

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

4. From whom do both Kjartan and Bolli descend?
(a) Bjorn the Easterner.
(b) Killer-Hrapp.
(c) Unn the Deep-Minded.
(d) Hoskuld.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to marry Gudrun?

2. Who is Bjorn related to?

3. What does the person who finds Gudrun smear on her clothes after killing her husband?

4. How is Lambi related to Melkorka?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After Kjartan dies, what happens to Hrefna?

2. When Thorgils stays at Helgi's estate, what does Helgi do?

3. When Kjartan refuses a gift from Bolli, what ensues?

4. What does Bolli want to know about Gudrun's relationships?

5. When Kjartan and Bolli arrive in Norway, what does King Olaf do to Kjartan?

6. Describe Gudrun and Thorkel's relationship?

7. What does Kjartan discover when he returns to Iceland and what does he do in response?

8. What does Bolli do that surprises Kjartan?

9. Describe Ingibjorg.

10. What does Thorgend do to avenge Kjartan's death?

(see the answer keys)

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