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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 is Myri?
(a) What the Icelandic people call the harvest season.
(b) The curse put on the land.
(c) The farm that is the seat of the local Bailiff.
(d) The name of the herd of sheep.

2. Why does Rosa not want to be left alone in Section 1, when Bjartur goes to look for Gullbra?
(a) She is starving.
(b) The weather is too hot.
(c) She is going crazy.
(d) She is pregnant.

3. What do the crofters talk about before the wedding in Section 1?
(a) The ailments of sheep.
(b) The women they have been with.
(c) How to brew beer.
(d) The distrust they have for the king.

4. What excuse does Asta give to Bjartur for wanting to go to Myri, in Section 2?
(a) Learn Christianity.
(b) Travel.
(c) Make money for the family.
(d) Find a husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bjartur do the day before the round-up in Section 1?

2. What does Asta Sollilja see for the first time when she goes into town?

3. What are the Bernotus Rhymes?

4. Who keeps Rosa's baby alive before Bjartur returns in Section 1?

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

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