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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Asta tell Nonni in "The Big Sister"?
(a) That she is running away.
(b) That she killed his mother.
(c) That she hates Bjartur.
(d) That she wished for love.

2. What color shirt is the teacher wearing when the children meet him in Section 3?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

3. When the children ask the teacher about Bjartur in Section 3, what does the teacher refer to Bjartur as?
(a) A viking.
(b) A king.
(c) A scoundrel.
(d) A prince.

4. Who sends the teacher to Summerhouse in Section 3?
(a) The Bailiff.
(b) No one .He shows up uninvited.
(c) Bjartur.
(d) Madam of Myri.

5. How old is Asta Sollilja in Section 3?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

6. What does Bjartur not want Brynja to offer him in Section 4?
(a) Biscuit.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Loan.
(d) Puppy.

7. Where does Gvendur finally get to talk to Ingolfur's daughter in Section 4?
(a) Outside Summerhouse while she is in her car.
(b) In Vik.
(c) At church.
(d) On the docks waiting for the boat.

8. How does Bjartur find his sheep killed on the third day, in Section 3?
(a) Decapitated.
(b) Stuck between the rungs in the fence.
(c) Hanging from the roof.
(d) Dead from Lung Worm.

9. What happens after wishing time in Section 3?
(a) Nonni and Gvendur fight.
(b) Asta and the teacher sleep together.
(c) Helgi returns home.
(d) The teacher leaves.

10. What is odd about the teacher?
(a) He has only one foot.
(b) He is missing an eye.
(c) He is very old.
(d) He cannot read.

11. Who posts the notice of the sale of Summerhosue in Section 4?
(a) Jon the Bailiff.
(b) Ingolfur Arnarson.
(c) The Fell King.
(d) The Sheriff.

12. What is said to be "two sisters" (293) in Section 3?
(a) Summer and hopelessness.
(b) Fall and Mold.
(c) Poetry and spring time.
(d) Justice and mid-winter.

13. What body part of Asta Sollilja's does Bjartur stare at in Section 3?
(a) Butt.
(b) Cheek.
(c) Hair.
(d) Breast.

14. Who is having a conversation at the start of Section 3?
(a) Helgi and Nonni.
(b) Nonni and Bjartur.
(c) Asta Sollilja and Nonni.
(d) Nonni and his grandmother.

15. What does Bjartur tell Asta on Christmas night in Section 3?
(a) He is leaving Summerhouse for a while.
(b) She makes horrible boiled fish.
(c) He is getting a new wife.
(d) He wants her to be his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Helgi worried about coming to Summerhouse in Section 3?

2. Where does Gvendur plan to move in Section 4?

3. Which chapter in Section 4 begins, "Wherein lays the secret to Ingolfur Anrnarson's success"?

4. Who marries the Fell King's daughter in Section 4?

5. According to Thorir of Gilteig, what does one need to have faith in?

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