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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. Who is Tulinus Jensen?
(a) The bishop who will marry Bjartur and Rosa.
(b) The name of the region where Bjartur lives.
(c) The manager of Bruni's.
(d) Bjartur's uncle.

2. Where do Asta Sollilja and Bjartur go when they first get to town?
(a) The beach.
(b) The pub.
(c) The guest house to leave their belongings while they run errands.
(d) Bruni's shop.

3. What does Bjartur do for the first time in the summer of Section 2?
(a) Go to school.
(b) Employ hired labor.
(c) Buy a boat.
(d) Sell his sheep.

4. What color shirt is the teacher wearing when the children meet him in Section 3?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

5. What do Nonni and Gvendur decide they need to get them through Bjartur's absence, in Section 3?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Candy.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nonni at the start of Section 2?

2. What does the southern traveler bring to Asta in Section 2?

3. Who is Tilta?

4. Who claims to have seen "something around the house" (277) that could explain the sheep's death in Section 3?

5. Who is Thorthur of Nithurkot?

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