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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. In Chapter 1, how many rules do Gert and Zelda follow to keep their apartment clean?

2. In Chapter 3, what time do Gert and Zelda arrive at Dr. Laird's?

3. What was the Viking's sword made of in Chapter 1?

4. What type of sandwich does Zelda make for lunch in Chapter 15?

5. What does Zelda have to drink at Toucan's house in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What music does Zelda listen to in Chapter 10, and how does she describe the music?

2. How does Gert get to go to college?

3. What is Zelda's weekly schedule?

4. In Chapter 3, what problem is there with payments for Dr. Laird's services?

5. What does Zelda decide that a legend or saga needs in Chapter 4?

6. What does Zelda say about Gert's classes in Chapter 5?

7. What does Zelda get in the mail in Chapter 8?

8. What happens in Chapter 12 when AK47 tells Gert to get rid of the gun he has?

9. What does Zelda want to watch after her birthday party in Chapter 1 and why?

10. In Chapter 8, what does Zelda remember what AK47 told her about guns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A Grendel is a villain in the Viking story Beowulf. What is a Grendel to Zelda? Why during times of crisis does she think Grendels are present? How do Grendels represent good and evil for Zelda?

Essay Topic 2

Vikings lived in social groups as tribes. What is Zelda’s concept of tribes? How does she have a tribe in her own life? Why is her tribe important to Zelda?

Essay Topic 3

For the Vikings, their legends were known as sagas. What is a legend to Zelda? How does Zelda pursue her own legend in the novel? How does that pursuit how her come of age in the book?

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