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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. Where does Nonni suggest he and Helgi run away to, in Section 3?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Vik.
(c) America.
(d) Europe.

2. According to the Bailiff's daughter in Section 4, what do Gvendur's clothes smell like?
(a) Fish and bread.
(b) Cow dung and sugar.
(c) Smoke and feathers.
(d) Wool and snow.

3. Who goes to see the minister about the supposed ghost in Summerhouse, in Section 3?
(a) Bjartur.
(b) Madam of Myri.
(c) Asta Sollilja.
(d) A friendly neighbor.

4. What is said to be "two sisters" (293) in Section 3?
(a) Justice and mid-winter.
(b) Fall and Mold.
(c) Poetry and spring time.
(d) Summer and hopelessness.

5. Who died the same day that Finna died?
(a) The grandmother.
(b) Bukolla.
(c) Nonni.
(d) The lambs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal pulls Bjartur into the river in Section 1?

2. Who is talking at the start of Section 2?

3. Who is Thorthur of Nithurkot?

4. What two items does the teacher take out of his suitcase and handle with extreme care?

5. What does Asta Sollilja do on Christmas night?

(see the answer key)

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