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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. According to the chapter titled, "Day," how are the family meals eaten?
(a) Starting with a prayer.
(b) The animals eat first and then the humans.
(c) The men eat first and then the women.
(d) In silence.

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

3. Where do Asta Sollilja and Bjartur go when they first get to town?
(a) Bruni's shop.
(b) The beach.
(c) The guest house to leave their belongings while they run errands.
(d) The pub.

4. What happens to Gullbra?
(a) She is buried alive.
(b) She is lost in the river.
(c) She gives birth.
(d) She is killed by Rosa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What generation of Icelandic pioneer is Bjartur?

2. What does Bjartur decide to change the name of Winterhouse to in Section 1?

3. What is the Baliff of Myri's wife called in Section 1?

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

5. Who does Bjartur go to for help after Rosa dies?

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