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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Thorleik fights with his uncle Hrut, where does he move from?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Scotland.

2. Who grows restless to increase his power and fame?
(a) Kjartan.
(b) Kotkel.
(c) Thorvald.
(d) Bolli.

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

4. Who is Olaf the Peacock the father of?
(a) Kjartan.
(b) Gudrun.
(c) Hrut.
(d) Leif.

5. Who is Gudrun's second husband?
(a) Bolli the Peacock.
(b) Gest Oddleifsson.
(c) Thord Ingunnarson.
(d) Thorvald Halldorsson.

6. Who is the irritable woman that Gudrun's second husband is married to simultaneously and then divorces?
(a) Aud.
(b) Gora.
(c) Thorleik.
(d) Kotkel.

7. How does Olaf receive a share of Hoskuld's estate?
(a) Because his mother asked for it.
(b) On Hoskuld's death.
(c) Through a plague.
(d) Through combat.

8. Who goes to Norway?
(a) Helga and Hrut.
(b) Kotkel and Bolli.
(c) Kjartan and Bolli.
(d) Thorvald and Gudrun.

9. What countries form new alliances and partnerships in Chapters 21-30?
(a) Sweden, Denmark, and England.
(b) Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
(c) Scotland, England, and Ireland.
(d) Iceland, Ireland, and Norway.

10. What is the name of the child of the Norwegian and Olaf's daughter?
(a) Bolli.
(b) Groa.
(c) Harald.
(d) Gudrun.

11. Who wants Hoskuld to return to Ireland?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Melkorka.
(c) Jorunn.
(d) Freya.

12. How old is Gudrun when she is forced to marry?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 40.
(d) 35.

13. Whose brother did the outlaw kill?
(a) Vigdis Ingjald.
(b) Ingjald Saudisle-Priest.
(c) Jorunn Peacock.
(d) Hoskuld Dala-Kollson.

14. Who is discovered to have Irish royalty in his or her lineage?
(a) Hoskuld.
(b) Melkorka.
(c) Olaf.
(d) Jorunn.

15. Who does Jorunn marry?
(a) Hoskuld.
(b) Kjartan.
(c) Hrut.
(d) Leif.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Laxdaela Saga occur?

2. Who rises to prominence in Chapters 21-30?

3. Who acquires a noble lineage because of his parent's connection to Irish royalty?

4. What role can Hoskuld rightfully take in Ireland?

5. Since Thord wants so badly to thwart Vigdis's machinations, to whom does he give his property?

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