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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. Which of the following best characterizes Gudrid's father?
(a) The owner of a large farm.
(b) A former slave.
(c) All of the above.
(d) A chieftan.

2. What does Sigrid see in her vision?
(a) All of the above.
(b) A line of corpses outside the house.
(c) Gardi trying to flog others with a whip.
(d) The corpses of herself and Thorstein Eriksson.

3. Who gives Gudrid the prophecy about her future?
(a) The corpse of Sigrid.
(b) A prophetess in a dream.
(c) Her dead husband.
(d) The overseer.

4. What do Karlsefni and his natives do with the natives the second time they get visited?
(a) Karlsefni and his men show them their weapons.
(b) Trade.
(c) Karlsefni and his men give them gifts.
(d) The natives show them how to plant corn.

5. What is morale like the last Winter in Vinland?
(a) Everyone is depressed at losing Thorvald.
(b) Sad to be leaving this rich land.
(c) Worried about the other ship and Thorhall.
(d) Fights keep breaking out.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Einar go about seeking the hand of Gudrid?

2. Who travels with Thorbjorn to Greenland?

3. Why does Karlsefni sail North when he decides to leave Vinland?

4. What do Karsefni and his crew learn about the natives?

5. What do Karlsefni and his men see when they are stopped at the lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the small boat on Bjarni's ship would not sink while the large one was about to.

2. Explain the interchange between Bjarni and the young Icelander. What are the circumstances and what is the result?

3. What happens when a native finds an axe near one of the fallen Vikings?

4. Describe Thorbjorn's trip to Greenland. Include who he is with and what happens.

5. Explain Sigrid's vision, including where she was when she had it and the three individuals in her vision she identifies.

6. Describe Thorhall and explain why he is on the expedition to Vinland.

7. What happens to those that stay in Bjarni's ship and those that leave in the small boat?

8. What kind of place to Karlsefni and his men settle in for their stay in Vinland?

9. How does Karlsefni's mother feel about Gudrid when she meets her and how does that change over time?

10. Summarize the part Thorhall plays in the expedition to Vinland, including how it ends for both him and Karlsefni.

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