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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about Unn compared to other women of her time?
(a) She is tall, willowy and beautiful.
(b) She is fierce, stout and evil.
(c) She is strong, powerful and unyielding.
(d) She has only one eye and a patch.

2. What are the factors by which the land along the west coast is divided among the family in Chapters 1-10?
(a) Tree cover, leaves and pine cones.
(b) Length, width and height.
(c) Heritage, character and class.
(d) Scale, vicissitude and markings.

3. By the end of Chapter 30, who is at the height of power and prestige?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Olaf.
(c) Bolli.
(d) Kjartan.

4. What is the name of Ketil Flat-Nose's daughter?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Kjartan.
(c) Unn.
(d) Umma.

5. Who is the Norwegian that Olaf brings back with him from a trip in search of timber?
(a) Osvifur.
(b) Geirmund.
(c) Groa.
(d) Egil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Thord Goddi a neighbor to?

2. Who does Melkorka eventually marry?

3. What is the name of Olaf's own son?

4. What is the name of the estate and dynasty that starts with Thorgend's marriage?

5. What is different about the item that Bolli receives?

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