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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Book 2 Part II Years of Prosperity .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Asta Sollilja at the start of Section 2?
(a) 11.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

2. What does Bjartur claim is killing his sheep, in Section 3?
(a) Rats.
(b) Drought.
(c) Evil Sprites.
(d) Lung Worm.

3. What does the southern traveler bring to Asta in Section 2?
(a) Trout and barnacle geese.
(b) Mutton and eggs.
(c) Cotton and silk.
(d) Spices and chicken.

4. What two items does the teacher take out of his suitcase and handle with extreme care?
(a) A suit and tie.
(b) A framed picture of his dead wife and a Bible.
(c) A journal and a box of snuff.
(d) One darned sock and a patched shirt.

5. How old is Gvendur at the start of Section 4?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 30.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bjartur tell Asta on Christmas night in Section 3?

2. What do many Icelanders come to call World War I?

3. What does Gvendur pretend to leave behind in a ploy to talk with Ingolfur's daughter?

4. What does Bjartur tell Brynja at the end of Section 4?

5. What question does the bookseller ask Asta?

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