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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the dwarfs that made Thor his hammer in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

2. Whom did Odin send to find and create the chain called Gleipnir?

3. At what land across the rainbow bridge were instructions given to the dwarfs on how to create the chain called Gleipnir?

4. What were the chains called that were used to bind Loki's wolf-son?

5. What kind of logs do Odin, Vili, and Ve find at the edge of the sea in "Before the Beginning, and After"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Heimdall and what role does he play in the plot of "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

2. Who has stolen Thor's hammer in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"? Why?

3. Who is Odin? What are the notable traits of this character?

4. Who are Loki's three illigitimate children in “The Children of Loki"?

5. How does Loki manage to trick the builder in "The Master Builder"?

6. What are the treasures created for the gods in "The Treasures of the Gods"?

7. What/who is Ymir and how does this figure into Norse mythology?

8. How is Freya described in "Freya's Unusual Wedding"?

9. Who is Sigyn? What role does she play in the stories of the collection?

10. What does Alfheimr refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology. Are the stories each related from the same narrative perspective? Are the stories related in past, present or future tense? Why are these choices significant?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Ragnarok. What does this word mean? How is it foretold in the stories? What is expected to occur in Ragnarok?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing in "The Children of Loki." What is foretold through dream imagery in this story? Is the foreshadowing in this story reliable or is it red herrings?

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