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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Will Olafson need help on the croft?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Alzheimer's disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Severe rheumatism.

2. What does Jacob prefer over farming?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Working at the smithy.
(c) Writing books.
(d) Carving.

3. What is the first meal the Eastern Emperor serves them?
(a) Eggs, dolphin's fins, young eaglets and fruits.
(b) Unleavened bread and olive oil.
(c) Cold porridge.
(d) Wafer thin slices of chocolate.

4. What song is Olafson singing right before he dies?
(a) "Andrew Ross the Orkney sailor"
(b) "My Bonnie lies over the ocean"
(c) "Heave away, heave"
(d) "Another day has come and gone"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacob find when he finally returns to Norday and walks to his childhood home?

2. What is the name of the shepherd who lives up in the high mountain pass in chapter 2?

3. Who sails to Byzantine with Earl Rognvald of Orkney?

4. Where does Sir James MacTavish purchase the horse Seamus?

5. Who is Isa Estquoy?

(see the answer key)

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