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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jeremy Smith watching during the school lesson about brochs?
(a) A pack of wild dogs chasing a fawn.
(b) His father boat, the Willa May.
(c) The swirling, turning clouds.
(d) Dolphins swimming just past the harbor.

2. In the 1930s what does the broch on Norday Island look like?
(a) 40 foot stone castle structure in village center.
(b) Circular ruin on the shore's edge.
(c) No longer exists.
(d) Three entwined circular structures made of small stones.

3. Why do villagers laugh at Albert Laird's announcement that his cradle is for Millie Smith?
(a) Millie is 75 and a widow for 55 years.
(b) He only makes coffins.
(c) Millie is a horse.
(d) Millie has 22 children already.

4. In chapter 2, who does Thorfinn dream of?
(a) Sir James MacTavish.
(b) Sir Thomas Simon.
(c) Sir Joshua John.
(d) Sir Robert Roberts.

5. Where is King Robert's palace named Holyrood?
(a) Norday.
(b) Wales.
(c) London.
(d) Edinburgh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there no windows in a broch?

2. What is a croft?

3. In chapter 6 what does Thorfinn dream of?

4. What is the primary image of "The Song of the Broch?"

5. How does Thorfinn deal with the tension in his family in chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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