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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 find in "Spring Days," in Section 3?
(a) A new wife.
(b) A frozen corpse, most likely Helgi.
(c) A chest of gold.
(d) A dead lamb.

2. What happens to Bukolla's calf in Section 2?
(a) It is still born.
(b) It is killed.
(c) It breaks its leg but it nursed back to health.
(d) It runs away.

3. When do the sheep begin to show up dead in Section 3?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) New Years Eve.
(c) Advent.
(d) Easter.

4. Who is Blesi?
(a) The reverend's wife.
(b) A foal.
(c) Rosa's child.
(d) A sheep.

5. What small gift does Asta buy for herself in town?
(a) A new pair of shoes.
(b) A hankerchief.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A piece of candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours a day do the children work in Section 2?

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

3. When does the family get their cow in Section 2?

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

5. Who is Finna?

(see the answer key)

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