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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nonni ask his grandmother to tell him a story about in Section 2?
(a) Sheep.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Storms.

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

4. What is the name of the river that Bjartur is pulled into in Section 1?
(a) Glacier River.
(b) River Wild.
(c) Elf River.
(d) Sheep River.

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

6. What does Reverend Gudmundur bring into the parish in Section 1?
(a) A blessing on the crops.
(b) A new form of religion.
(c) A curse.
(d) An admirable breed of sheep.

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

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

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

10. Why does the Bailiff offer to take Asta Sollilja to Myri with him?
(a) To use her as a nanny.
(b) To use her as a maid.
(c) To educate her.
(d) To marry her.

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

12. What does Bjartur decide to change the name of Winterhouse to in Section 1?
(a) Winterfeilds.
(b) Tilda's land.
(c) Summerhouse.
(d) Sheepville.

13. What does Rosa beg Bjartur to get for her in Section 1?
(a) A baby.
(b) A cow.
(c) A maid.
(d) A new house.

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

15. Who is Gudny?
(a) The name he gives his daughter.
(b) Bjartur's sister-in-law who comes to help with the baby.
(c) Bjartur's new wife.
(d) The helper that the Madam of Myri sends to Summerhouse to help with the baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Bukolla's calf in Section 2?

2. What does Nonni dream about in Section 2?

3. What does Rosa wish to leave on Gunnvor's tomb in Section 1?

4. Who is Asta Sollilja?

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

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