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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 animal comes to Summerhouse in Section 2?
(a) Pig.
(b) Dog.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Cow.

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

3. What does Rosa tell Bjartur she is craving in Section 1?
(a) Cod Fish.
(b) Honey.
(c) Meat.
(d) Sugar.

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

5. What does Fritha do that annoys everyone in Summerhouse?
(a) She passes gas.
(b) She talks too much.
(c) She cannot cook.
(d) She is lazy with her work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rosa die?

2. What are the Bernotus Rhymes?

3. What generation of Icelandic pioneer is Bjartur?

4. What does Madam of Myri tell Bjartur when she brings Asta back to Summerhouse in Section 3?

5. What does Nonni ask his grandmother to tell him a story about in Section 2?

(see the answer key)

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