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

2. What is the name of Kjartan's first son?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Gudrun.
(c) Bolli.
(d) Asgeir.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies in the Breidafjord?

2. From what family line is Thorgils descended from?

3. Who is Bjorn related to?

4. When Bolli visits her, what does he want to learn about?

5. What does Gudrun join?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Helgi do to Gudrun?

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

4. Describe Snorri the Priest.

5. What is the prophecy about Thorkel and how does it come true?

6. What is Gudrun willing to offer Thorgils and in exchange of what?

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

8. What mysterious statement does Gudrun say about her love for her husbands and what does it mean?

9. How does Gudrun's plans relate to her son?

10. What happens to Bolli, Gudrun's son in the final chapters of the book?

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