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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. Where does the Norday laird of the 1930s spend most of his time?
(a) Norday Island.
(b) Greece.
(c) London.
(d) Sailing around the world.

2. Why type of car does Thomas Vass drive?
(a) Austin Martin.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) Ford.
(d) Horse and buggy.

3. Where has the Reverend Hector Drummond arrived at Norday from?
(a) A monastery in Italy.
(b) A big church in Glasgow.
(c) Irish kirk college.
(d) The far reaches of Northern Canada.

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

5. Why does Thorfinn put off eating canned food upon his final return to Norday?
(a) It feels like cheating.
(b) The canned food is very expensive.
(c) The cans were stolen.
(d) He is not sure the food is safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reaction do the seals have to the noise and chaos of the workers on Norday?

2. What does Matthew Ragnarson's dog Stalwart do when the workmen demolish Ingle's fence?

3. Who is Ragna courting in chapter 6?

4. In the actual history what happens to Prince Charles Edward after he escapes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Westvoe farm catch on fire and burn to the ground?

2. According to chapter 5, how did the lairds of old manage to be so wealthy?

3. Did the peace treaty between Chamberlain and Hitler stop the work on the Norday Aerodrome?

4. When the workmen are sent to build the aerodrome on Norday Island they are quite unhappy. What cheers them up?

5. What does Thorfinn do when he returns to the island after the war?

6. Why did Sophie come back to Norday Island in the end?

7. What did the Ragnarson's dog, Stalwart, do when the workers came to tear down the fences in order that Ingle might become part of the Aerodrome building site?

8. In chapter 6, what is Elphinstone's role in rounding up the young men for military service?

9. Who was Revd Hector Drummond and what was he like?

10. Who is Sophie?

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