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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the lord of Norday greet the ragged Norweigan sailors?
(a) Brings them into the community as husbands.
(b) Locks them in the broch.
(c) Offers hospitality for one night.
(d) Kills them all with arrows.

2. Why does Thorfinn miss the great battle at Stirling Castle?
(a) He sleeps through it.
(b) He's hiding in a cave.
(c) He drinks too much whiskey.
(d) He falls off a cliff into a river.

3. What do the Norweigan sailors look like?
(a) Heavy red-faced, dark haired men.
(b) Black skin and golden eyes.
(c) Small, crooked backed men.
(d) Blue eyes and golden hair.

4. When Sir James MacTavish arrives at the monastery what are the monks doing?
(a) Archery.
(b) Engaged in battle.
(c) Preparing to escape.
(d) Singing.

5. What type of wood does Albert Laird use to make his cradles?
(a) Driftwood.
(b) Oak.
(c) Ironwood.
(d) Oregon pine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sir James MacTavish purchase the horse Seamus?

2. How old is Thorfinn when he leaves school?

3. What is the name of Willum Holm's horse?

4. What do the Norday villagers use to attack from the broch?

5. What is Matilda Kerrigan known as in Norday Island?

(see the answer key)

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