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1. 1.

   Complete the following sentences.

   1. The warrior was brought _____________________________________.
   2. The warrior's wife did not move or speak when _____________________________________.
   3. A maiden went up to the warrior and _____________________________________.
   4. A ninety-years-old nurse placed _____________________________________.
2. 2.

   'She must weep or she will die.' Who is 'she'? Why would she die if she did not weep?

3. 3.

   Why did the lady not cry even when the warrior's face-cloth was removed?
4. 4.

   What does the poet mean when he compares the lady's tears to a summer tempest?
5. 5.

   What did the lady begin to cry when her child was brought to her?
6. 6.

   What emotions do you imagine went through the wife's mind as she looked upon her husband's dead body?