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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Book One, Part II Free of Debt.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What question does the bookseller ask Asta?
(a) Do you agree that having a cow is a luxury?
(b) Do you agree that Shakespeare is the best writer?
(c) Do you agree one must adapt to the times?
(d) Do you agree that parents know best?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does everyone drink after the wedding in Section 1?

2. Who is Thorthur of Nithurkot?

3. What does Nonni dream about in Section 2?

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

5. What do the crofters talk about before the wedding in Section 1?

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