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

2. How many men try to help Helgi in his fight?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. Despite his emotional pain, what does Kjartan do?
(a) Attend Bolli's wedding.
(b) Start a war.
(c) Get married.
(d) Take over his father's property.

4. What does King Olaf prophesize about Thorkel's timber?
(a) It will become a beacon of light for sufferers.
(b) It will expand in an unlimited fashion.
(c) It will disintegrate when he tries to use it.
(d) He will not be able to use it to build his church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Norwegian princess give Kjartan?

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

3. What is offered as compensation for the death of Helgi?

4. Where does Gellir die?

5. What will Gudrun give Thorgils in return for his actions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helgi do to Gudrun?

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

3. How does the family feud end?

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

5. Describe Gudrun and Thorkel's relationship?

6. Describe Snorri the Priest.

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

8. What ugly fact about Gudrun's personality is revealed through the death of Kjartan?

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

10. Describe the conflict leading to Helgi's death.

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