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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does the chief Viking order Merewyn to be taken to his ship? (from Chapter 9)

Because Poldu tells the chief Viking that Merewyn is his daughter.

He will kill Merewyn at sea.

He wants to marry Merewyn in his homeland.

He needs another house servant in his homeland.

2.

What does Erik tell Ketil when Ketil finds him in the evening? (from Chapter 11)

That Ketil looked old and tired.

That Ketil should not have looked so hard for him because Erik would have found Ketil.

That Erik sailed west to a land where grasslands bordered a central ice cap.

That Erik's wife was expecting their 5th child.

3.

When Merewyn sees Gunnar Thoredsson at the Abbey, how does he look? (from Chapter 7)

He looks as if demons have possessed him.

He looks sick and angry.

He looks tired and sad.

He has a beard that ages him slightly and the devotion that was once in his eyes is gone.

4.

What is the real reason for Orm's visit to Merewyn? (from Chapter 15)

Orm wants to colonize Vineland and marry a girl he met in Ireland.

Orm wants to come home and bring with him a girl he met in Ireland.

Orm wants to go back to Iceland and take with him a girl he met in Ireland.

Orm wants to go back to Greenland and take with him a girl he met in Ireland.

5.

What is the name of the chief Viking? (from Chapter 9)

Erik Thorvaldson.

Ketil Redbeard.

Sigurd.

Orm Sigurdsson.

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