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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 happens to many of Bjartur's sheep in Section 2?
(a) They are eaten by a wolf.
(b) They give birth.
(c) They get lung worm.
(d) They are sold.

2. Who donated the cow to the family?
(a) The Co-operative Society.
(b) The people for Icelandic Independence.
(c) The Women's Institute.
(d) The Shriners.

3. How old is Nonni at the start of Section 2?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

4. What does Bjartur tell Asta on Christmas night in Section 3?
(a) He is getting a new wife.
(b) He wants her to be his wife.
(c) He is leaving Summerhouse for a while.
(d) She makes horrible boiled fish.

5. What gives Asta such fear on Christmas night in Section 3?
(a) The memory of her and Bjartur's night in town.
(b) The spirits in the valley.
(c) Knowing she will stay in Summerhouse forever.
(d) She will never find love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gullbra?

2. What are the Bernotus Rhymes?

3. What does Rosa wish to leave on Gunnvor's tomb in Section 1?

4. What does Asta tell Nonni in "The Big Sister"?

5. When the children ask the teacher about Bjartur in Section 3, what does the teacher refer to Bjartur as?

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