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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Kjartan ambushed?
(a) Svinidale.
(b) Hjardarholt.
(c) Laxdaela.
(d) Laugar.

2. What is the name of Kjartan's estate?
(a) Hjardarholt.
(b) Svindale.
(c) Laugar.
(d) Aesland.

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

4. Who is Kalf Asgeirsson?
(a) Gudrun's brother.
(b) Kjartan's traveling partner.
(c) Bolli's nemesis.
(d) Asgeir's son.

5. What happened to all of Gudrun's husbands?
(a) They fell out of love with her.
(b) They are greedy for land.
(c) They died before her.
(d) They die in battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Gudrun trade houses with?

2. Who rides off to find Hardbeinsson by the end of Chapter 60?

3. What does the person who finds Gudrun smear on her clothes after killing her husband?

4. Who does Helgi kill?

5. What does the Norwegian princess give Kjartan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helgi do to Gudrun?

2. How does Gudrun extricate herself from marrying Thorgils?

3. How does Gudrun's plans relate to her son?

4. What does Gudrun do out of a desire for revenge and jealousy?

5. What happens to Bolli, Gudrun's son in the final chapters of the book?

6. What is Gudrun willing to offer Thorgils and in exchange of what?

7. Describe Gudrun and Thorkel's relationship?

8. What is the prophecy about Thorkel and how does it come true?

9. Describe Ingibjorg.

10. What does Bolli do that surprises Kjartan?

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