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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Isa Estquoy?
(a) Thorfinn's mother.
(b) Norday's shopkeeper.
(c) Reverend Drummond's daughter.
(d) Norday's matchmaker.
2. What are the Varingers fed on a daily basis?
(a) Sturgeon and wild geese.
(b) Bread, cheese, olives and beer.
(c) Bear, goose and wild duck.
(d) Moose, elk and wolf meat.
3. What type of wood does Albert Laird use to make his cradles?
(a) Ironwood.
(b) Driftwood.
(c) Oregon pine.
(d) Oak.
4. What happens when Fergus tries to break into the broch?
(a) He goes in and has lunch.
(b) He's struck in the neck with an arrow.
(c) Stones rain down upon him and kill him.
(d) Lightening strikes him dead.
5. What do the Norday villagers use to attack from the broch?
(a) Stones and arrows.
(b) Silence and hunger.
(c) Hot water and long whips.
(d) Muskets and rifles.
6. Who is the poorest man in Norday?
(a) Laird Harcourt.
(b) Matthew Ragnarson.
(c) Willum Holm.
(d) Jimmo Greenay.
7. What does Jacob find when he finally returns to Norday and walks to his childhood home?
(a) A step brother who has taken over the place.
(b) A deserted rundown farm.
(c) His sister and her large brood of children.
(d) His father and mother waiting for him.
8. Why can't the Vikings return to Sweden?
(a) King outlawed them for killing his casteelan.
(b) They have forgotten how to speak Swedish.
(c) Enemies have taken over their village.
(d) They long for adventure.
9. What is the name of the shepherd who lives up in the high mountain pass in chapter 2?
(a) Sorley the shepherd of Drumnadrochit.
(b) Seamus the master of the Borey.
(c) Manny the shepherd of Orkney.
(d) Saint Andrew of Scottland.
10. Who does Jacob Olafson bring back with him to Norday Island?
(a) Will, his father.
(b) John, his son.
(c) Rena, an Indian from Canada.
(d) Mara, a seal wife.
11. What does "The Song of the Broch" promise?
(a) No trouble will ever come again.
(b) Stones will crumble.
(c) The sea will overtake the broch in time.
(d) The broch will always be in good repair.
12. Upon what craft does Thorfinn return to Norday Island from Byzantine?
(a) Maria Theresa.
(b) Saint Magnus.
(c) Magna Carta.
(d) Saint Sebastian.
13. When does Jacob Olafson die?
(a) November 3rd.
(b) December 25th.
(c) April 1st.
(d) August 9th.
14. What are iron rations?
(a) Flattened slices of beef.
(b) Oatcakes and water.
(c) Heavy chunks of meat with salt.
(d) Thick red tomato soup.
15. What are the names of Matthew Ragnarson's daughters?
(a) Inga, Sigrid and Ragna.
(b) Rita, Mildred and Margaret.
(c) Rounda, Tilta and Frontario.
(d) Isa, Tina and Bella.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Willum Holm's horse?
2. What is a sign that the broch is being neglected?
3. What song is Olafson singing right before he dies?
4. How does the lord of Norday greet the ragged Norweigan sailors?
5. When are the brochs first built in the Orkney islands?
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