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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the new proprietor of Norday's only inn and pub?
(a) Taing.
(b) Ragnarson.
(c) MacTavish.
(d) Ayre.

2. Who is the island's only "person of quality?"
(a) Isa Estquoy, the sheriff.
(b) Mr. Harcourt-Smithers, the laird.
(c) Bishop Michael of Orkney.
(d) Thorfinn Ragnarson.

3. According to author Brown, what does the real self seek?
(a) Fame and fortune.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Understanding.
(d) True treasure, the grail.

4. What happens if the Scottish soldiers at Stirling Castle can capture an English lord?
(a) They will exchange him for ransom money.
(b) The English lord will improve their Scottish accent.
(c) The lord will be married to one of their daughters.
(d) They will sell him into slavery.

5. What is Matilda Kerrigan known as in Norday Island?
(a) Hasty woman.
(b) Bold as brass.
(c) Tall as a tree.
(d) Long-suffering wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is this "crudded milk, fantastical puff-paste" that George Mackay Brown speaks of in chapter 6?

2. What is a croft?

3. What great Scottish battle takes place in 1314?

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

5. Why are there no windows in a broch?

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