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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Bjartur's bride when he marries her in Section 1?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 26.
(d) 22.

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

3. What Holiday is mentioned in "The Wedding" in Section 1?
(a) Sheep Day.
(b) Holy Day.
(c) Ice Day.
(d) Term Day.

4. Who keeps Rosa's baby alive before Bjartur returns in Section 1?
(a) No one. The baby died.
(b) The Madam of Myri.
(c) Tilta the dog.
(d) Bjartur's maid.

5. What is Myri?
(a) The name of the herd of sheep.
(b) The farm that is the seat of the local Bailiff.
(c) What the Icelandic people call the harvest season.
(d) The curse put on the land.

6. What does the grandmother refer to the cow as in Section 2?
(a) Thrice blessed creature.
(b) The prophet.
(c) Sheep's herder.
(d) Milk maid.

7. What does Bjartur do the day before the round-up in Section 1?
(a) Buy Rosa a cow.
(b) Add a new stable to Summerhouse.
(c) Get a new puppy.
(d) Shave his summer beard.

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

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

10. 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 pregnant.
(c) She is going crazy.
(d) She is starving.

11. Who does Bjartur go to for help after Rosa dies?
(a) The Madam of Myri.
(b) The Fell King.
(c) Rosa's mother.
(d) Bjartur's mother.

12. Where did Kolumkilli sail to Iceland from?
(a) The Western Islands.
(b) The Eastern Seas.
(c) The Northern Iceburgs.
(d) The Southern Desserts.

13. What happens to Gullbra?
(a) She is lost in the river.
(b) She is killed by Rosa.
(c) She is buried alive.
(d) She gives birth.

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

15. What is Bjartur's wife's name?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Nelly.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jensie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Bailiff offer to take Asta Sollilja to Myri with him?

2. How many sons do Bjartur and Finna have?

3. According to the chapter titled, "Day," how are the family meals eaten?

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

5. What does Reverend Gudmundur bring into the parish in Section 1?

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