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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bjartur offer Asta Sollilja as a consolation for going to Myri to get an education?
(a) He offers to give her her own bedroom.
(b) He offers to take her into town.
(c) He offers to buy her a new dress.
(d) He offers to buy her a puppy.

3. What question does the bookseller ask Asta?
(a) Do you agree that having a cow is a luxury?
(b) Do you agree that parents know best?
(c) Do you agree one must adapt to the times?
(d) Do you agree that Shakespeare is the best writer?

4. What animal pulls Bjartur into the river in Section 1?
(a) Moose.
(b) Reindeer.
(c) Elk.
(d) Dog.

5. When does the family get their cow in Section 2?
(a) March.
(b) December.
(c) May.
(d) June.

6. What generation of Icelandic pioneer is Bjartur?
(a) 20th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 13th.
(d) 11th.

7. What happens to Bukolla's calf in Section 2?
(a) It is still born.
(b) It breaks its leg but it nursed back to health.
(c) It is killed.
(d) It runs away.

8. Who donated the cow to the family?
(a) The people for Icelandic Independence.
(b) The Shriners.
(c) The Women's Institute.
(d) The Co-operative Society.

9. According to the chapter titled, "Day," how are the family meals eaten?
(a) Starting with a prayer.
(b) The animals eat first and then the humans.
(c) The men eat first and then the women.
(d) In silence.

10. How many sons do Bjartur and Finna have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

11. How long is Bjartur gone while he is looking for Gullbra?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 2 days.

12. 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 starving.
(c) The weather is too hot.
(d) She is pregnant.

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

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

15. Who is Gullbra?
(a) The daughter that Rosa and Bjartur have.
(b) The name of his new puppy.
(c) The name of the curse the Gunnvor has left on Summerhouse.
(d) A lamb that Bjartur leaves to keep Rosa company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bjartur do the day before the round-up in Section 1?

2. Who is Thorthur of Nithurkot?

3. What does Rosa beg Bjartur to get for her in Section 1?

4. What does the Bailiff give to Asta Sollilja in Section 2?

5. Who is Audur?

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