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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. What are the names of Matthew Ragnarson's daughters?
(a) Isa, Tina and Bella.
(b) Inga, Sigrid and Ragna.
(c) Rita, Mildred and Margaret.
(d) Rounda, Tilta and Frontario.

2. What is Hector Drummond known for?
(a) Gardening expertise.
(b) Excellent horseback riding skill.
(c) His beautiful, mellifluous voice.
(d) Sailing and fishing.

3. What does "The Song of the Broch" promise?
(a) Stones will crumble.
(b) The broch will always be in good repair.
(c) The sea will overtake the broch in time.
(d) No trouble will ever come again.

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

5. What does Jess the tinker wife sell on her journey from place to place?
(a) Needles, fabric and trinkets.
(b) Supplies for lambing.
(c) Cosmetics and hair pieces.
(d) Fireplace tools.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees the ship of the Sea King in the distance?

2. What political persuasion describes Thomas Vass?

3. What happens when Fergus tries to break into the broch?

4. What does the knight carry with him to his destination in Chapter 2?

5. What does Matthew Ragnarson buy from the village store at the beginning of chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the family and friends of Jacob Olafson do when the old man dies?

2. When Jacob Olafson returns from his great adventure, what does he bring and what does he find?

3. In chapter four where does the school teacher, Mr. Simon, take the class?

4. In the Song of the Broch, how does Thorfinn describe the sheltering castle?

5. Why did the broch on Norday island become a ruin?

6. When Thorfinn and his father are in the smithy, the men are talking politics. What point of view does MacTavish take?

7. Why is Mr. Simon's lesson on Bannockburn so boring?

8. When headed down the Volga River what does the crew of the Solan Goose eat?

9. What is the Solan Goose?

10. Why does Thorfinn not know what the circular ruin is that stands on the shore a mere half mile from his home?

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