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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 does Rosa wish to leave on Gunnvor's tomb in Section 1?
(a) A collection of tea.
(b) A stone.
(c) A cross.
(d) Sheep's milk.

2. Who is Gudny?
(a) Bjartur's new wife.
(b) Bjartur's sister-in-law who comes to help with the baby.
(c) The helper that the Madam of Myri sends to Summerhouse to help with the baby.
(d) The name he gives his daughter.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nonni dream about in Section 2?

2. What generation of Icelandic pioneer is Bjartur?

3. What does the family name their cow in Section 2?

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

5. What does Fritha do that annoys everyone in Summerhouse?

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