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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jess the tinker wife sell on her journey from place to place?
(a) Cosmetics and hair pieces.
(b) Supplies for lambing.
(c) Fireplace tools.
(d) Needles, fabric and trinkets.

2. In chapter 2, where are the knight and his squire headed?
(a) Irish
(b) English countryside.
(c) German ports.
(d) Stirling Castle.

3. What song is Olafson singing right before he dies?
(a) "Heave away, heave"
(b) "Andrew Ross the Orkney sailor"
(c) "My Bonnie lies over the ocean"
(d) "Another day has come and gone"

4. What secret thing does Thorfinn bring to Jacob Olafson?
(a) Letters from his sweetheart.
(b) A bottle of Old Barbados Rum.
(c) Lottery money.
(d) A rusty gun and bullets.

5. Who does the title of chapter 3 "A Man's Life" refer to?
(a) Child reaching manhood.
(b) Thorfinn.
(c) Old man on the island.
(d) Matthew Ragnarson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scottish is a fusion of what two languages?

2. What does Jacob prefer over farming?

3. What is the name of Olafson's farm?

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

5. What job does Jock Seatter do in Norday?

(see the answer key)

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