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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Thomas Vass move after Norday is deserted?
(a) Iran.
(b) Boston.
(c) London.
(d) Kirkcaldy.

3. What is this "crudded milk, fantastical puff-paste" that George Mackay Brown speaks of in chapter 6?
(a) No purpose in life.
(b) Our body.
(c) Insubstantial pastry.
(d) Angels who fall from heights.

4. What is a croft?
(a) Fishing boat.
(b) Group of bairns.
(c) Carving skills.
(d) Farm.

5. What is the Kitty Fea?
(a) Warship.
(b) Lobster boat.
(c) Ale house.
(d) Harbor store.

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

7. Who is Major Schneider?
(a) German commander of prison camp and mentor to Thorfinn.
(b) English lord who supplies Thorfinn with paper.
(c) Old friend of John Evans who likes Thorfin's writing.
(d) British capitalist who produces Thorfinn's first book.

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

9. What type of "disease" does Thorfinn have when the military comes looking for him?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Cancer.

10. What is the present Mr. Harcourt-Smithers known for?
(a) Being inarticulate.
(b) Religious devotion.
(c) Massive generosity.
(d) His ability to drink great quantities of ale.

11. What boat is being fixed up at the beginning of chapter 8?
(a) Matthew Ragnaron's Seascape.
(b) Jacob Olafson's Scallop.
(c) James MacTavish's Rivals.
(d) Thorfinn Ragnarson's Selkie.

12. What does Winnie Swona do when someone tries to steal her hens?
(a) Invites the thief in for dinner.
(b) Stabs him in the leg with her pitchfork.
(c) Sues the culprit in court.
(d) Shoots the man through the chest with a shotgun.

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

14. How many Norday men are put on the list to be sent as seamen on His Majesty's men-of-war?
(a) 150.
(b) 12.
(c) 50.
(d) 1,000.

15. What is Mr. Abernethy passionately against?
(a) Sin.
(b) Tory government.
(c) Taxes.
(d) Strong drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Thorfinn see peat smoke rising from on what he thinks is a deserted Norday?

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

3. Who is Selkie?

4. Why does Thorfinn put off eating canned food upon his final return to Norday?

5. How old is Thorfinn when he leaves school?

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