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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How might the pastors of Norday Island be described?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Stellar leaders.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Good farmers.

2. What two Norday inhabitants seem untouched by the chaos and destruction of the aerodrome workers?
(a) Thorfinn and Matthew Ragnarson.
(b) Winnie Swona and her grandmother up at Swinhurst.
(c) Billie Holm and James MacTavish.
(d) Jacob and Janet Olafson.

3. Why does Thorfinn put off eating canned food upon his final return to Norday?
(a) The canned food is very expensive.
(b) The cans were stolen.
(c) He is not sure the food is safe.
(d) It feels like cheating.

4. Why does the Westvoe farm burn to the ground?
(a) Germans bomb it.
(b) Its owner, Louis Stewart, sets it on fire.
(c) The construction crews need to level the buildings.
(d) Lighting strikes it.

5. What boat is being fixed up at the beginning of chapter 8?
(a) Matthew Ragnaron's Seascape.
(b) Thorfinn Ragnarson's Selkie.
(c) James MacTavish's Rivals.
(d) Jacob Olafson's Scallop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the island's only "person of quality?"

2. What do the villagers eat while taking shelter in the broch?

3. Why are the doors all gone from the village homes after the war?

4. What awkward announcement does Matthew Ragnarson make to his children in chapter 6?

5. How long does it take for Thorfinn to make the journey back to Norday Island from the Eastern Empire?

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