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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Book 2 Part II Years of Prosperity .

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) A journal and a box of snuff.
(c) A suit and tie.
(d) One darned sock and a patched shirt.

2. Why do many people come to Summer house in Section 3?
(a) They believe it is haunted.
(b) He is giving away free coffee.
(c) Bjartur is trying to find a husband for Asta.
(d) It is the only croft in the valley that has not be destroyed by blizzard.

3. What does Asta tell Nonni in "The Big Sister"?
(a) That she wished for love.
(b) That she is running away.
(c) That she killed his mother.
(d) That she hates Bjartur.

4. In Section 4, what does Gvendur say is more glorious than America?
(a) Summerhouse.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Love.
(d) Sheep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to be "two sisters" (293) in Section 3?

2. According to Gvendur, who is Asta's new husband?

3. What does Gvendur pretend to leave behind in a ploy to talk with Ingolfur's daughter?

4. How does Rosa die?

5. According to the chapter titled, "Day," how are the family meals eaten?

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