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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who from Norday volunteers to fight for King George II against the French?
(a) Elijah Ayre.
(b) John Elphinston.
(c) Thorfinn Ragnarson.
(d) Tobin Raffel.

2. What reaction do the seals have to the noise and chaos of the workers on Norday?
(a) Gather other seals and surround Norday.
(b) Refuse to eat.
(c) Crawl up onto the shore and die.
(d) Swim away to another island.

3. Why type of car does Thomas Vass drive?
(a) Horse and buggy.
(b) Austin Martin.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Ford.

4. What type of "disease" does Thorfinn have when the military comes looking for him?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Malaria.

5. What is this "crudded milk, fantastical puff-paste" that George Mackay Brown speaks of in chapter 6?
(a) No purpose in life.
(b) Angels who fall from heights.
(c) Insubstantial pastry.
(d) Our body.

6. What upsets the farmers about the arrival of the workmen?
(a) Young women want to marry the workmen.
(b) Farms are being taken by the government.
(c) Dust is raised in the construction process.
(d) The workmen are very lazy.

7. Where has the Reverend Hector Drummond arrived at Norday from?
(a) The far reaches of Northern Canada.
(b) A big church in Glasgow.
(c) A monastery in Italy.
(d) Irish kirk college.

8. What is the grand plan of the government for Norday island's new purpose?
(a) Aerodome, runways, and hangers, all to fight Germans.
(b) Location of anti-French and Italian Allied forces.
(c) Secret location of atomic weapons.
(d) Northern covert operation base.

9. When does the original Hall burn down?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1314.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1746.

10. After Tina Lyde is chased off by Thorfinn's sister in chapter 6 what does Tina do?
(a) Dresses as a man and hires on a fishing yacht.
(b) Becomes a nun.
(c) Marries a wealthy Irishman.
(d) Stands at a distance, at twilight and looks towards Ingle.

11. Who is Ragna courting in chapter 6?
(a) Andrew Rosey.
(b) Ransom Terry.
(c) Selkie Downs.
(d) Stalwart Inqvest.

12. Where do the young Norday men hide from the military men and factor?
(a) Boats off shore.
(b) Caves.
(c) Cliffs of Dover.
(d) Laird's Hall.

13. How many rooms does the laird's Hall have?
(a) 20.
(b) 450.
(c) 200.
(d) 3.

14. What does Winnie Swona do when someone tries to steal her hens?
(a) Stabs him in the leg with her pitchfork.
(b) Shoots the man through the chest with a shotgun.
(c) Sues the culprit in court.
(d) Invites the thief in for dinner.

15. What piece of technology does Matthew Ragnarson bring home in chapter 6?
(a) Xerox machine.
(b) Wireless set.
(c) Television.
(d) Telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 6 what does Thorfinn dream of?

2. Who is the muse chapter 5 is named for?

3. How does the laird describe Norday Island to his factor in chapter 5?

4. What is Thorfinn given in the prison camp to help him write?

5. What are the villagers celebrating in the summer of 1937?

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