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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 two items does the teacher take out of his suitcase and handle with extreme care?
(a) A framed picture of his dead wife and a Bible.
(b) One darned sock and a patched shirt.
(c) A journal and a box of snuff.
(d) A suit and tie.

2. Who is Tilta?
(a) The Baliff's wife.
(b) Bjartur's favorite sheep.
(c) Bjartur's new wife.
(d) Bjartur's dog.

3. How does Helgi die?
(a) He wanders off into the snow.
(b) He hangs himself.
(c) He is killed by Bjartur.
(d) He catches a cold.

4. Who is having a conversation at the start of Section 3?
(a) Nonni and his grandmother.
(b) Asta Sollilja and Nonni.
(c) Nonni and Bjartur.
(d) Helgi and Nonni.

5. What does Madam of Myri tell Bjartur when she brings Asta back to Summerhouse in Section 3?
(a) Asta cannot read.
(b) Asta is sick.
(c) Asta Sollilja is pregnant.
(d) Asta has gotten into a fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tulinus Jensen?

2. What are the two things that Grandmother asks Nonni to remember to do when he leaves Summerhouse, in Section 3?

3. What are the Bernotus Rhymes?

4. What is Book One titled?

5. What book does Bjartur buy Asta in Section 2?

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