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

2. What does Asta wish for during wishing time?
(a) Her mother to be alive again.
(b) That her grandmother will never die.
(c) Love.
(d) That she will leave Summerhouse.

3. Who gives Bjartur his new property after he loses Summerhouse?
(a) Ingolfur.
(b) Hallbera.
(c) Asta Sollilja.
(d) Gvendur.

4. What does Bjartur do to try to save his sheep in Section 3?
(a) Buy a tom cat.
(b) Purchase expensive medicine.
(c) Cast his own spells over the ewe house.
(d) Consult with the local priest.

5. What does Bjartur do for the first time in the summer of Section 2?
(a) Employ hired labor.
(b) Go to school.
(c) Sell his sheep.
(d) Buy a boat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who claims to have seen "something around the house" (277) that could explain the sheep's death in Section 3?

3. What is Part II of the novel called?

4. How does Rosa die?

5. What question does the bookseller ask Asta?

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