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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon what craft does Thorfinn return to Norday Island from Byzantine?
(a) Maria Theresa.
(b) Magna Carta.
(c) Saint Magnus.
(d) Saint Sebastian.

2. Where is King Robert's palace named Holyrood?
(a) Norday.
(b) Wales.
(c) London.
(d) Edinburgh.

3. What will the Bishop drink after his choppy steamer crosses from Aberdeen?
(a) Hot milk.
(b) Ice tea.
(c) Vagabond's mix.
(d) Old Orkney whiskey.

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

5. What are the Varingers fed on a daily basis?
(a) Moose, elk and wolf meat.
(b) Bread, cheese, olives and beer.
(c) Sturgeon and wild geese.
(d) Bear, goose and wild duck.

6. How is Thorfinn's pet monkey dressed?
(a) Roman costume.
(b) Uniform of Varingers.
(c) Uniform of Norsemen.
(d) Greek costume.

7. How long does it take for Thorfinn to make the journey back to Norday Island from the Eastern Empire?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two days.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Two years.

8. What is the name of Jacob Olafson's boat?
(a) Scallop.
(b) Seagone.
(c) Sandwashed.
(d) Seashell.

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

10. Who is the poorest man in Norday?
(a) Jimmo Greenay.
(b) Laird Harcourt.
(c) Matthew Ragnarson.
(d) Willum Holm.

11. What does Matthew Ragnarson buy from the village store at the beginning of chapter 1?
(a) An ounce of bogey roll, box of matches and four bars of chocolate.
(b) Flour, eggs and ham.
(c) Horse feed, leather soap and a cigar.
(d) Stamps, glue and a letter opener.

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

13. Who is the new proprietor of Norday's only inn and pub?
(a) Taing.
(b) MacTavish.
(c) Ayre.
(d) Ragnarson.

14. What is the name of the shepherd who lives up in the high mountain pass in chapter 2?
(a) Seamus the master of the Borey.
(b) Saint Andrew of Scottland.
(c) Manny the shepherd of Orkney.
(d) Sorley the shepherd of Drumnadrochit.

15. Who doesn't show up for Madeline's wedding?
(a) Her groom.
(b) The groom's family.
(c) Her brother, Jacob.
(d) The pastor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Solan Goose?

2. Who is the chief body guard of Prince Boris?

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

4. In Thorfinn's dream of broch building who comes up with the idea?

5. Who does the title of chapter 3 "A Man's Life" refer to?

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