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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 happens to Gunnvor as she grows older as told in Section 1?
(a) She thirsts for human blood.
(b) She continues to have child after child.
(c) She divorces her husband and marries a younger man.
(d) She looks younger and younger.

2. How old does Nonni suggest his Grandmother is "about to be" (267) in Section 3?
(a) 100.
(b) 86.
(c) 77.
(d) 90.

3. What does the grandmother refer to the cow as in Section 2?
(a) Sheep's herder.
(b) Milk maid.
(c) Thrice blessed creature.
(d) The prophet.

4. What is Part II of the novel called?
(a) Free of Debt.
(b) Free of Sheep.
(c) No Woman No Cry.
(d) Free of Pain.

5. What does Fritha do that annoys everyone in Summerhouse?
(a) She talks too much.
(b) She is lazy with her work.
(c) She passes gas.
(d) She cannot cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two items does the teacher take out of his suitcase and handle with extreme care?

2. What does Madam of Myri tell Bjartur when she brings Asta back to Summerhouse in Section 3?

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

4. What is the name of the river that Bjartur is pulled into in Section 1?

5. Who is talking at the start of Section 2?

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