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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. Who gives Bjartur his new property after he loses Summerhouse?
(a) Asta Sollilja.
(b) Gvendur.
(c) Hallbera.
(d) Ingolfur.

2. What does Asta Sollilja do on Christmas night?
(a) Fall in love.
(b) Make a new dress.
(c) Cut her hair.
(d) Wash.

3. What does Bjartur want Gvendur to tell Asta Sollilja in Section 4?
(a) Bjartur wants Gvendur to beg her to come back to Summerhouse.
(b) Bjartur wants Gvendur to kidnap her child.
(c) He wants him to recite a poem for her.
(d) Bjartur wants Gvendur to tell her that he hates her.

4. What does the teacher bring for the children?
(a) Books.
(b) Maps.
(c) Meat.
(d) Letters from Bjartur.

5. What excuse does Asta give to Bjartur for wanting to go to Myri, in Section 2?
(a) Find a husband.
(b) Make money for the family.
(c) Learn Christianity.
(d) Travel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Bukolla's calf in Section 2?

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

3. What does Bjartur do for the first time in the summer of Section 2?

4. What book does Bjartur buy Asta in Section 2?

5. What does Nonni ask his grandmother to tell him a story about in Section 2?

(see the answer key)

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