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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nonni dream about in Section 2?
(a) Asta Sollilja's marriage.
(b) An elf-lady.
(c) Rosa's death.
(d) His own death.

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

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

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

5. What excuse does Asta give to Bjartur for wanting to go to Myri, in Section 2?
(a) Travel.
(b) Make money for the family.
(c) Learn Christianity.
(d) Find a husband.

6. How many hours a day do the children work in Section 2?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 16.

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

8. How does Rosa die?
(a) Froze to death.
(b) Childbirth.
(c) Murdered by intruders.
(d) Starved to death.

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

10. What is Part II of the novel called?
(a) Free of Debt.
(b) Free of Pain.
(c) No Woman No Cry.
(d) Free of Sheep.

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

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

13. Where do Asta Sollilja and Bjartur go when they first get to town?
(a) The pub.
(b) The guest house to leave their belongings while they run errands.
(c) Bruni's shop.
(d) The beach.

14. What does the southern traveler bring to Asta in Section 2?
(a) Spices and chicken.
(b) Cotton and silk.
(c) Mutton and eggs.
(d) Trout and barnacle geese.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Asta Sollilja at the start of Section 2?

2. What happens to many of Bjartur's sheep in Section 2?

3. Who is Gudny?

4. Who is Tilta?

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

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