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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Thorfinn wake up at the end of chapter 1?
(a) Soft hay on highest hill in Norday.
(b) Bow of his father's yole.
(c) Barn loft above the cattle.
(d) Shore of the ocean.

2. What is at the center of a broch?
(a) Stable for horses.
(b) Sleeping quarters for children.
(c) Cookstoves.
(d) A deep well.

3. What reaction do the seals have to the noise and chaos of the workers on Norday?
(a) Swim away to another island.
(b) Crawl up onto the shore and die.
(c) Gather other seals and surround Norday.
(d) Refuse to eat.

4. What three chocolate bars are mentioned in chapter 6's description of the festival celebration?
(a) Hershey, Ghiradelhi and Snickers.
(b) Milk, Dark and Semi-Sweet.
(c) LIndt, Swiss and Bardor.
(d) Cadbury, Fry and Rowntree.

5. Who does Jacob Olafson leave his boat Scallop to?
(a) Geordie Wylie.
(b) Howie Ayre.
(c) Janet Olafson.
(d) Thorfinn Ragnarson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does the boy poet of the broch play?

2. When does old Jacob's rheumatics disappear?

3. How is Thorfinn's pet monkey dressed?

4. What is the place named Ingle?

5. According to author Brown, what does the real self seek?

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