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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. What does Asta Sollilja see for the first time when she goes into town?
(a) A goat.
(b) A circus.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A pregnant woman.

2. What does the family name their cow in Section 2?
(a) GinGin.
(b) Jencola.
(c) Gracilyn.
(d) Bukolla.

3. Who is talking at the start of Section 2?
(a) Finna.
(b) Bjartur.
(c) Asta Sollilja.
(d) Nonni.

4. What is "in great demand in the country districts" (383) in Section 4?
(a) Coffee from the valley.
(b) Rural Culture.
(c) Salt fish.
(d) Sheep's wool.

5. What happens to Bjartur's house at the end of Section 4?
(a) It is set to be sold at auction.
(b) It caught on fire.
(c) He destroys it with his bare hands.
(d) He sold it to the Bailiff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Asta snuggle closer to Bjartur while they are sleeping in the same bunk?

2. What question does the bookseller ask Asta?

3. What does Bjartur offer Asta Sollilja as a consolation for going to Myri to get an education?

4. Who does Gvendur meet in Section 4?

5. Who donated the cow to the family?

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