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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Book 2, Part I Hard Times.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bjartur do the day before the round-up in Section 1?
(a) Buy Rosa a cow.
(b) Get a new puppy.
(c) Shave his summer beard.
(d) Add a new stable to Summerhouse.

2. What does Nonni ask his grandmother to tell him a story about in Section 2?
(a) Storms.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Sheep.
(d) The ocean.

3. What does Madam of Myri tell Bjartur when she brings Asta back to Summerhouse in Section 3?
(a) Asta cannot read.
(b) Asta Sollilja is pregnant.
(c) Asta is sick.
(d) Asta has gotten into a fight.

4. How old is Bjartur's bride when he marries her in Section 1?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 26.
(d) 17.

5. What gives Asta such fear on Christmas night in Section 3?
(a) Knowing she will stay in Summerhouse forever.
(b) The memory of her and Bjartur's night in town.
(c) She will never find love.
(d) The spirits in the valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosa beg Bjartur to get for her in Section 1?

2. What does Nonni wish for during wishing time?

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

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

5. Who is Thorthur of Nithurkot?

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