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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1930s what does the broch on Norday Island look like?
(a) 40 foot stone castle structure in village center.
(b) Circular ruin on the shore's edge.
(c) No longer exists.
(d) Three entwined circular structures made of small stones.

2. Who does Jacob Olafson bring back with him to Norday Island?
(a) John, his son.
(b) Mara, a seal wife.
(c) Will, his father.
(d) Rena, an Indian from Canada.

3. Why are there no windows in a broch?
(a) For protection from enemies.
(b) There is nothing to see.
(c) Windows are thought to be evil.
(d) The stones would collapse around the window.

4. In chapter 2, who does Thorfinn dream of?
(a) Sir James MacTavish.
(b) Sir Joshua John.
(c) Sir Thomas Simon.
(d) Sir Robert Roberts.

5. What is Jeremy Smith watching during the school lesson about brochs?
(a) The swirling, turning clouds.
(b) His father boat, the Willa May.
(c) Dolphins swimming just past the harbor.
(d) A pack of wild dogs chasing a fawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Isa Estquoy?

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

3. Where is Mr. Simon hoping to go on vacation with Miss Cameron?

4. Where is King Robert's palace named Holyrood?

5. What do the men of Norday clean their pipes with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction does Jacob's wife, Rena, have to arriving on Norday Island?

2. What is Mr. Harcourt-Smithers place within the island community?

3. Why does the school teacher, Mr. Simon, have trouble paying for his groceries at the village shop in Norday?

4. What are some of the things that village people buy at Isa Estquoy's shop on Norday Island?

5. What is the family situation of Matthew Ragnarson at the beginning of the book?

6. When Thorfinn drifts back into time, at the side of the broch ruin, how far back does he go and where is he?

7. What is the general opinion of Thorfinn in the village of Norday?

8. When and where does Old Jacob Olafson die?

9. What brings Jacob Olafson's wife Rena out of her fearful, furtive ways and back into life?

10. What sorts of food do Thorfinn and Sir James MacTavish eat on their way to Stirling Castle?

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