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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes to Norway?

2. Where is the estate of Olaf built upon?

3. Who is Gudrun's first husband?

4. What are the factors by which the land along the west coast is divided among the family in Chapters 1-10?

5. Who is Jorunn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Olaf Feilan in the unfolding of the plot of the Laxdaela Saga?

2. Describe Thord Gorddi.

3. Describe Geirmund.

4. Describe Ketil Flat-Nose.

5. Describe the period in Scandinavian history at the time the Laxdaela Saga was written.

6. What does Unn the Deep-Minded do to the Breidafjord?

7. Describe Gudrun's first and second marriages.

8. Who is Hrut Herjolfsson?

9. What is different about Olaf the Peacock?

10. What does Hoskuld do that initially upsets his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bolli and Kjartan are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Bolli had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Kjartan had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to family members and how? Which one is stronger and in what way?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of chivalry. Identify at least two themes about chivalry in the Laxdaela Saga. Then cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of revenge. Identify at least two characters in the Laxdaela Saga who either embody or experience revenge then cite an example to support your answers.

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