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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is reluctant to join Thorgils' mission?
(a) Killer-Hrapp.
(b) Olaf.
(c) Lambi.
(d) Helgi.

2. What does the Norwegian princess give Kjartan?
(a) A basket of coins.
(b) A scroll.
(c) A bag of jewels.
(d) A gold-woven head-dress.

3. Who is Hrefna?
(a) Kjartan's wife.
(b) Bolli's wife.
(c) Helgi's wife.
(d) Olaf's wife.

4. How many men are at the estate that Thorgil seeks sanctuary?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

5. With whom does Kjartan have a damaged relationship because he left Iceland?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Olaf.
(c) Helgi.
(d) Melkorka.

6. Who ambushes Bolli?
(a) Thorbjornsson brothers.
(b) Olafsson brothers.
(c) Thorbjornsson brothers.
(d) Hardbeinsson brothers.

7. Who does Bolli marry?
(a) Thordis.
(b) Gora.
(c) Gellir.
(d) Thorleik.

8. What does the person who finds Gudrun smear on her clothes after killing her husband?
(a) Pig's guts.
(b) Vomit.
(c) Blood.
(d) Oil.

9. When Kjartan returns to Iceland, what does he discover about Bolli?
(a) He has become King of Iceland.
(b) He has taken over Kjartan's land.
(c) He has married Gudrun.
(d) He has built a throne for himself.

10. What does Gudrun say about her behavior to her husbands to Bolli?
(a) That she was the most terrible to the one she loved the most.
(b) That she grew more independent from each marriage.
(c) That she did not love any of her four husbands.
(d) That she was faithful to each husband she had for however brief their marriage.

11. Who rides off to find Hardbeinsson by the end of Chapter 60?
(a) Bjorn and Kjartan.
(b) Thorkel and Gudrun.
(c) Thorgils and Bolli.
(d) Gudrun and Snorri.

12. What does King Olaf prophesize about Thorkel's timber?
(a) It will disintegrate when he tries to use it.
(b) It will become a beacon of light for sufferers.
(c) It will expand in an unlimited fashion.
(d) He will not be able to use it to build his church.

13. Who is the Norwegian princess that takes an interest in Kjartan?
(a) Gudrun.
(b) Helgi.
(c) Svindale.
(d) Ingibjorg.

14. Who releases Kjartan from his employment?
(a) King Olaf.
(b) Thorgerd.
(c) Bolli.
(d) Melkorka.

15. What does Bolli offer that Kjartan refuses?
(a) An amulet.
(b) A sword.
(c) A handshake.
(d) A gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Gudrun's son when she is ready to enact her plans?

2. Where do Kjartan's relatives find Bolli before they kill him?

3. What happened to all of Gudrun's husbands?

4. What does Thorgil pretend to be in order to gain sanctuary?

5. With whom does Gudrun trade houses with?

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