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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does Olafson die?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

2. What is the village opinion of Miss Cameron?
(a) Soft as a feather pillow.
(b) Quiet as a mouse.
(c) Sweet as candy.
(d) Bold as brass.

3. In the 1930s what does the broch on Norday Island look like?
(a) No longer exists.
(b) 40 foot stone castle structure in village center.
(c) Circular ruin on the shore's edge.
(d) Three entwined circular structures made of small stones.

4. Where has the Reverend Hector Drummond arrived at Norday from?
(a) A big church in Glasgow.
(b) A monastery in Italy.
(c) Irish kirk college.
(d) The far reaches of Northern Canada.

5. Why do villagers laugh at Albert Laird's announcement that his cradle is for Millie Smith?
(a) Millie is 75 and a widow for 55 years.
(b) Millie has 22 children already.
(c) He only makes coffins.
(d) Millie is a horse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Hector Drummond?

3. What are the names of Matthew Ragnarson's daughters?

4. What does the knight carry with him to his destination in Chapter 2?

5. What do the men of Norday clean their pipes with?

(see the answer key)

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