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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. From whom has a letter arrived where Ibn lives?
2. What does Ibn tend to present in his writings?
3. Who foretells the mists will come the night after the feast?
4. What is the purpose of a Northman's burial ritual?
5. What does Ibn say when he is writing about something he saw?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Ibn Fadlan go on a journey, who sent him, when did he go and what changed his original destination?
2. Describe Trelburg.
3. How long was Ibn gone, and how did he tell about his journey?
4. Where do the Northmen make landfall, how do they travel next and how does Ibn feel about the traveling? Why do they travel so many hours in a day?
5. Where does the party stay for two days and what does Ibn find out about Northmen behavior before a sea voyage?
6. Who tells Ibn about the wendol and what does he say?
7. What do Buliwyf and his group find in a farmhouse and what does Buliwyf find there that he smashes?
8. What does Ibn note about the difference between the people at Trelburg and the Northmen and what does he find out there about the troubles at Rothgar's Hall?
9. What hits the land right after the burial and what does Ibn notice about the Northmen?
10. What does Crichton say about Ibn's observations of the Vikings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think "Eaters of the Dead" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of "Eaters of the Dead", identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in "Eaters of the Dead". (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?
2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?
3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?
4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?
5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.
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