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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the Bishop drink after his choppy steamer crosses from Aberdeen?
(a) Hot milk.
(b) Old Orkney whiskey.
(c) Ice tea.
(d) Vagabond's mix.

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

3. What does the prior of the monastery feed Sir MacTavish and his squire?
(a) Communion wafers.
(b) Cold soup and crackers.
(c) Whiskey and ale.
(d) Grilled trout and new-fired bread.

4. What do the villagers eat while taking shelter in the broch?
(a) Vegetable stew, hamburgers and cold, dark water.
(b) Beef broth, broiled halibut, barley bread and ale.
(c) Dried beef and fish.
(d) Nuts, berries and small dried sardines.

5. What does Matthew Ragnarson buy from the village store at the beginning of chapter 1?
(a) Horse feed, leather soap and a cigar.
(b) An ounce of bogey roll, box of matches and four bars of chocolate.
(c) Flour, eggs and ham.
(d) Stamps, glue and a letter opener.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does Olafson die?

2. When does the original Hall burn down?

3. What is a kirk?

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

5. What is Jacob Olafson's daughter's name?

(see the answer key)

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