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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 7 what appears just off the shore of Norday?
(a) Submarines.
(b) Huge cargo ship.
(c) German man-of-war.
(d) Flocks of crows.

2. How old is Thorfinn when he leaves school?
(a) 10.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 14.

3. How does the laird describe Norday Island to his factor in chapter 5?
(a) "The lark at dawn arising."
(b) "This precious stone set in a silver sea."
(c) "Sweet sessions of Syrian thought."
(d) "A breath of air past fog."

4. Who takes over the laird's Hall?
(a) Construction crew pub.
(b) Secretarial pool.
(c) King George II field marshal.
(d) Wing commander and military officers.

5. Who is the muse chapter 5 is named for?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Broch angel.
(c) Goddess of wind.
(d) Ragna.

6. What type of music do the workmen play?
(a) Jazz and Blues.
(b) Classical music.
(c) Music of Donegal and Clydeside.
(d) English Drinking songs.

7. How does Thorfinn deal with the tension in his family in chapter 6?
(a) Runs away and joins the army.
(b) Tries to bring everyone together to talk.
(c) Types a story out on his typewriter.
(d) Goes out into the fields and rides Selkie.

8. Who brings Thorfinn his supplies on the deserted Norday Island now that everyone else has gone?
(a) Sophie, on the horse Selkie.
(b) Mansie Drever, the Selskay fisherman.
(c) Ragna Magnarson.
(d) Supplies are dropped by air.

9. Where do the young Norday men hide from the military men and factor?
(a) Caves.
(b) Boats off shore.
(c) Cliffs of Dover.
(d) Laird's Hall.

10. What does Matthew Ragnarson's dog Stalwart do when the workmen demolish Ingle's fence?
(a) Tears the fence down for them.
(b) Bites one of them.
(c) Hides in the barn.
(d) Runs into the sea.

11. According to author Brown, what does the real self seek?
(a) True treasure, the grail.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Fame and fortune.

12. Why does the Westvoe farm burn to the ground?
(a) Germans bomb it.
(b) Lighting strikes it.
(c) The construction crews need to level the buildings.
(d) Its owner, Louis Stewart, sets it on fire.

13. What are the names of Mr. Harcourt-Smither's granddaughters?
(a) Mara and Vass.
(b) Debbie and Penny.
(c) Ragna and Magdalena.
(d) Josie and Margaret.

14. What do the Scottish and Irish laborers do when they arrive?
(a) Cover a beach with concrete.
(b) Evict all the Norday residents.
(c) Erect village of Nissen huts.
(d) Take over the main buildings and farm.

15. Who is Billie Holm?
(a) Head of the construction gang.
(b) Lawyer for British government.
(c) Press gang leader.
(d) Porter and odd job man for James MacTavish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What boat is being fixed up at the beginning of chapter 8?

2. Who generally rules the manse and the pastor on Norday Island?

3. What do the three young lady typists bring with them to Norday?

4. What piece of technology does Matthew Ragnarson bring home in chapter 6?

5. Who from Norday volunteers to fight for King George II against the French?

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