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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Greimund when he takes a ship to Norway?
(a) A witch casts a spell on him, drowning him.
(b) It crashes and he dies.
(c) He falls in love with the ship captain's daughter.
(d) He duels to death with Bolli.

2. What is the name of Thorgend's son?
(a) Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson.
(b) Keif Olafsson.
(c) Kjartan Boll.
(d) Gudrun Osvifur.

3. What is an outlaw in Iceland?
(a) A bounty hunter.
(b) A person who breaks the rule of the land.
(c) A warrior and fighter.
(d) A deerhunter.

4. When Hrapp of Hrappstead dies, who does his estate go to?
(a) Freya and Gudrun.
(b) Kjartan Boll.
(c) Thorstein Black the Wise.
(d) Hoskuld.

5. What is the item that Bolli receives?
(a) An amulet.
(b) A precious book.
(c) A sword.
(d) A magic mirror.

6. Who is Jorunn?
(a) The daughter of a wealthy farmer.
(b) The daughter of a poor shepherd.
(c) The son of a wealthy industrialist.
(d) The son of a poor blacksmith.

7. Who rises to prominence in Chapters 21-30?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Harald.
(c) Kjartan.
(d) Hoskuld.

8. Who is Thorkel Eyjolfsson the fourth husband of?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Olaf.
(c) Freya.
(d) Kjartan.

9. Why is Thorleik angry with Olaf?
(a) Since Hoskuld diminishes Thorleik's fortune on Olaf's behalf.
(b) Since Hoskuld liked Olaf more than Thorleik.
(c) Since Olaf wins more friends than Thorleik.
(d) Since Olaf is better looking than Thorleik.

10. What is the name of the individual that Olaf offers to raise?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Snorri.
(c) Kjartan.
(d) Bolli.

11. What are the two men growing up in Olaf's household known for?
(a) Bootlegging and thievery.
(b) Artistic work and cooking.
(c) Good looks and poetic speech.
(d) Courage and strength.

12. Who is Olaf's half-brother who is cruel like his mother Jorunn?
(a) Thorleik.
(b) Bard.
(c) Hrut.
(d) Killer-Hrapp.

13. Who is Gudrun's first husband?
(a) Gest Oddleifsson.
(b) Thorvald Halldorsson.
(c) Bolli the Peacock.
(d) Hjalmar Einarsson.

14. When Thord gets married, who is the criminal that he houses?
(a) Thorolf.
(b) Kjartan.
(c) Gudrun.
(d) Vigdis.

15. Who is Thord Goddi a neighbor to?
(a) Vigdis Ingjald.
(b) Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson.
(c) Killer-Hrapp.
(d) Jorunn Peacock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hoskuld also purchase in Norway that his wife Jorunn objects to at first, but then accepts?

2. Who does Gest meet when Olaf invites him to Hjardarholt ?

3. When the inheritor of Hrapp's land drowns, who comes into possession of the land?

4. Of the two men who grow up like brothers in the same household, which is more powerful?

5. Who is the king of Norway that is involved in a tense and political dispute with chieftains from Iceland?

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