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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 is the fire demon who has a flaming sword in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

2. What is Gullinbursti?

3. By what does Skadi have to choose her husband in "The Apples of Immortality"?

4. In which direction does Skrymir say he is going when he parts ways with Loki and friends in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

5. What are the names of the goats that pull Loki and Thor's chariot in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Loki manage to appease Skadi in "The Apples of Immortality"?

2. What does Loki do for comic relief in "The Apples of Immortality"?

3. How is Thialfi's family and home described in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

4. What exchange does Frey make with Skirnir in "The Story of Gerd and Frey"?

5. What does the mead symbolize in “The Mead of Poets"?

6. Why does Odin go to Baugi's home in “The Mead of Poets"?

7. What trick does Loki play on Thialfi in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

8. How is the setting of Jotunheim described? Who lives here?

9. What challenges does Utgardaloki present to Thor, Loki, and Thialfi in "Thor's Journey to the Land of the Giants"?

10. What inciting incident prompts Loki to steal the apples of immortality?

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 analyze the god Thor in Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology. What are Thor's powers? How would you describe his personality? What motivates Thor's actions in the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Asgard. Who lives in Asgard? How large is this setting? How populated is it? What are examples of imagery in the text to help illustrate this setting?

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