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George Mackay Brown

Beside the Ocean of Time | Quiz

George Mackay Brown
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Beside the Ocean of Time | Quiz

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1)

Why does Will Olafson need help on the croft? (from Chapter 3)

Laziness.
Alzheimer's disease.
Cancer.
Severe rheumatism.
2)

Who does Thorfinn assume has stayed on the deserted island? (from Chapter 8)

Janet Olafson.
One of the hippie families.
Jimmy Greeno.
Matthew Ragnarson.
3)

In the 1930s what does the broch on Norday Island look like? (from Chapter 4)

Circular ruin on the shore's edge.
40 foot stone castle structure in village center.
No longer exists.
Three entwined circular structures made of small stones.
4)

What song is Olafson singing right before he dies? (from Chapter 3)

"Heave away, heave"
"My Bonnie lies over the ocean"
"Another day has come and gone"
"Andrew Ross the Orkney sailor"
5)

In Thorfinn's dream of broch building who comes up with the idea? (from Chapter 4)

The children of Norday Island.
Old Jacob Olafson.
The magician of stones and circles.
Lord High Chancellor in London.
6)

What are the two big houses on Norday Island? (from Chapter 5)

Broch and Smylder.
Minister's manse and laird's hall.
Town hall and village inn.
King George's summer home and Isa's farmhouse.
7)

Where does Thorfinn see peat smoke rising from on what he thinks is a deserted Norday? (from Chapter 8)

Ingle.
Glebe.
Smylder.
Swinhurst.
8)

Who brings Thorfinn his supplies on the deserted Norday Island now that everyone else has gone? (from Chapter 8)

Sophie, on the horse Selkie.
Ragna Magnarson.
Mansie Drever, the Selskay fisherman.
Supplies are dropped by air.
9)

What is a sign that the broch is being neglected? (from Chapter 4)

The entire castle collapses.
The door rots and falls away.
The well dries up.
A stone falls during a winter tempest.
10)

Where is Mr. Simon hoping to go on vacation with Miss Cameron? (from Chapter 4)

Italy.
New York City.
Brittany.
Africa.
11)

Who does Jacob Olafson leave his boat Scallop to? (from Chapter 6)

Howie Ayre.
Geordie Wylie.
Janet Olafson.
Thorfinn Ragnarson.
12)

Where does the Norday laird of the 1930s spend most of his time? (from Chapter 5)

London.
Sailing around the world.
Norday Island.
Greece.
13)

Why are there no windows in a broch? (from Chapter 4)

The stones would collapse around the window.
For protection from enemies.
There is nothing to see.
Windows are thought to be evil.
14)

What does Winnie Swona do when someone tries to steal her hens? (from Chapter 7)

Stabs him in the leg with her pitchfork.
Invites the thief in for dinner.
Shoots the man through the chest with a shotgun.
Sues the culprit in court.
15)

What does Albert Laird make for Olafson? (from Chapter 3)

Raft.
Tables.
Clock.
Coffin.
16)

What three chocolate bars are mentioned in chapter 6's description of the festival celebration? (from Chapter 6)

Cadbury, Fry and Rowntree.
Milk, Dark and Semi-Sweet.
LIndt, Swiss and Bardor.
Hershey, Ghiradelhi and Snickers.
17)

Why does the Westvoe farm burn to the ground? (from Chapter 7)

Its owner, Louis Stewart, sets it on fire.
Germans bomb it.
The construction crews need to level the buildings.
Lighting strikes it.
18)

Who generally rules the manse and the pastor on Norday Island? (from Chapter 5)

Board of Trustees at the Kirk.
Congregation.
Minister's wife.
Sheriff.
19)

Whose house does Thorfinn come back to in chapter 8? (from Chapter 8)

Ingle.
Jimmy Greeno's beach shack.
Laird's Hall.
Swinehurst.
20)

Why does Thorfinn put off eating canned food upon his final return to Norday? (from Chapter 8)

The canned food is very expensive.
It feels like cheating.
He is not sure the food is safe.
The cans were stolen.
21)

What do the Norweigan sailors look like? (from Chapter 4)

Heavy red-faced, dark haired men.
Small, crooked backed men.
Black skin and golden eyes.
Blue eyes and golden hair.
22)

What is a croft? (from Chapter 6)

Farm.
Group of bairns.
Carving skills.
Fishing boat.
23)

How does Thorfinn imagine Prince Charles life after the escape? (from Chapter 5)

Full of pomp and circumstance.
Becoming a great writer of romance novels.
A glorious death on the fields of battle.
Living out his years as a crofter on Norday Island.
24)

What is Matilda Kerrigan known as in Norday Island? (from Chapter 6)

Tall as a tree.
Bold as brass.
Hasty woman.
Long-suffering wife.
25)

What does Jacob prefer over farming? (from Chapter 3)

Fishing.
Writing books.
Carving.
Working at the smithy.
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