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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the names of Matthew Ragnarson's daughters?
(a) Rounda, Tilta and Frontario.
(b) Rita, Mildred and Margaret.
(c) Inga, Sigrid and Ragna.
(d) Isa, Tina and Bella.

3. What do the Norday villagers use to attack from the broch?
(a) Silence and hunger.
(b) Hot water and long whips.
(c) Stones and arrows.
(d) Muskets and rifles.

4. What do the knight and his squire eat on the way to their destination in Chapter 2?
(a) Oatmeal, salt herring and whatever they can find on the road.
(b) Dried bear meat, cherries and hot scones.
(c) Scottish shortbread, tea and crumpets.
(d) Fresh boar, pork sausage and soft white biscuits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What song is Olafson singing right before he dies?

2. In the 1930s what does the broch on Norday Island look like?

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

4. Who doesn't show up for Madeline's wedding?

5. What does Jess the tinker wife sell on her journey from place to place?

(see the answer key)

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