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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 tell Asta on Christmas night in Section 3?
(a) He is leaving Summerhouse for a while.
(b) He wants her to be his wife.
(c) She makes horrible boiled fish.
(d) He is getting a new wife.

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

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

4. What Holiday is mentioned in "The Wedding" in Section 1?
(a) Sheep Day.
(b) Term Day.
(c) Holy Day.
(d) Ice Day.

5. What beverage does everyone drink after the wedding in Section 1?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Mead.
(c) Wine.
(d) Vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rosa not want to be left alone in Section 1, when Bjartur goes to look for Gullbra?

2. When do the sheep begin to show up dead in Section 3?

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

4. How old is Bjartur's bride when he marries her in Section 1?

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

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