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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the one action Thorfinn takes in chapter 7?
(a) Joins the construction crew.
(b) Drinks to the health of MacTavish.
(c) Writes a historical novel about the aerodrome.
(d) Leaves the island.

3. What is Elphinstone's role on Norday?
(a) Pastor.
(b) Sheriff of Norday.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Laird's factor.

4. Where is Matthew Ragnarson buried?
(a) On Selskay where he had moved.
(b) At sea.
(c) The family plot on Norday.
(d) On Orkney Island at the kirk.

5. What dates are carved on Jacob Olafson's stone?
(a) 1888-1905.
(b) 1887-1889.
(c) 1865-1930.
(d) 1800-1901.

6. What is the grand plan of the government for Norday island's new purpose?
(a) Northern covert operation base.
(b) Secret location of atomic weapons.
(c) Location of anti-French and Italian Allied forces.
(d) Aerodome, runways, and hangers, all to fight Germans.

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

8. Where does Thorfinn see peat smoke rising from on what he thinks is a deserted Norday?
(a) Glebe.
(b) Swinhurst.
(c) Ingle.
(d) Smylder.

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

10. In the actual history what happens to Prince Charles Edward after he escapes?
(a) He commits suicide rather than face execution.
(b) He marries a Russian Princess and lives in great splendor.
(c) He becomes the ruler of France.
(d) He lives a life of exile, disappointment, and alcoholism.

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

12. What brought Doctor Lamond down to the work site?
(a) Consumption had began to be spread.
(b) The construction chief was ill with diptheria.
(c) A fire burned several men to death.
(d) Murphy and Watson had a fight.

13. What has Thorfinn come back from the war to find in Norday?
(a) A deserted island.
(b) A rich heritage and strong village.
(c) Family and friends.
(d) Thriving community and lush farms.

14. What is Thorfinn working on at the start of chapter 8?
(a) Stories about kings and queens.
(b) Lobster creels.
(c) Plans for Norday's recovery.
(d) Poems about sunsets.

15. Who generally rules the manse and the pastor on Norday Island?
(a) Sheriff.
(b) Minister's wife.
(c) Board of Trustees at the Kirk.
(d) Congregation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the oddest thing the hippie families try to grow on the deserted Norday Island?

2. Why are the doors all gone from the village homes after the war?

3. Who does Thorfinn assume has stayed on the deserted island?

4. What type of "disease" does Thorfinn have when the military comes looking for him?

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

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