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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group is Ingolfur Arnarson Jonsson chairman of, in Section 1?
(a) Icelanders for Independence Association.
(b) Women's Equality Association.
(c) Farmers of Iceland Association.
(d) Young Icelanders' Association.

2. Why does Rosa not want to be left alone in Section 1, when Bjartur goes to look for Gullbra?
(a) She is going crazy.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is starving.
(d) The weather is too hot.

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

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

5. What does Bjartur's name mean?
(a) Independent.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Bright.
(d) Evil.

6. What does Asta Sollilja see for the first time when she goes into town?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A circus.
(c) A pregnant woman.
(d) A goat.

7. What does Asta Sollilja wear into town in Section 2?
(a) Rosa's best dress.
(b) Her grandmother's head scarf.
(c) Finna's shawl.
(d) The clothes she wears everyday.

8. Who was Kolumkilli?
(a) A bride.
(b) A healer.
(c) A sorcerer.
(d) A warrior.

9. Which of the kitchen items does Nonni envision to be the Bailiff of Myri?
(a) The black pot.
(b) The old spoon.
(c) Mother's good cake dish.
(d) The broken plate.

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

11. What happens to Bukolla at the end of Section 2?
(a) She had a baby.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She dies in a snow storm.
(d) She is killed by Bjartur.

12. Who is Audur?
(a) Nonni's nanny.
(b) Asta's best friend.
(c) The Bailiff's daughter.
(d) Bjartur's new wife.

13. Who is Tilta?
(a) Bjartur's favorite sheep.
(b) Bjartur's new wife.
(c) The Baliff's wife.
(d) Bjartur's dog.

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

15. What beverage does everyone drink after the wedding in Section 1?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Mead.
(d) Vodka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal comes to Summerhouse in Section 2?

2. What does the southern traveler bring to Asta in Section 2?

3. Who keeps Rosa's baby alive before Bjartur returns in Section 1?

4. What small gift does Asta buy for herself in town?

5. What does Bjartur offer Asta Sollilja as a consolation for going to Myri to get an education?

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